What Is Fair Trade And Fair Trade Chocolate Brands To Buy

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      International Food Information Council: "Unwrapping Our Chocolate: Cocoa Processing Insights"
    
      Fairtrade: "Fairtrade Fights Poverty"
    
      Green America:"End Child Labor in Cocoa"
    
      Fairtrade: "Fairtrade Minimum Price and Premium Information"
    
      Fairtrade: "Cocoa: Product Standard for Small-Scale Producer Organizations"
    
      Green America: "Child Labor in Your Chocolate? Check Our Chocolate Scorecard"
    
      Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    




Choosing chocolate bars that are ethically sourced and Fair Trade Certified ensures that cocoa farmers are being properly compensated.

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“Vote with your wallet and put money where your values are. Chocolate is not as convenient and cheap as you might think.”

Real cocoa doesn't start out looking like a chocolate bar; it comes from the seeds of cocoa fruits, which grow on cocoa trees.

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Because dark chocolate is calorie-dense, you’ll want to stick to a one-ounce serving (about 28 grams) per day, Pumper says.

Knowing that Theo's chocolates are ethically sourced, kosher-friendly, soy-free and are made with USDA-certified organic ingredients make them tastes that much sweeter.

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These dark cocoa barks have minimal ingredients, which are all organic, and come in delicious combos, such as dark salted burnt caramel, salted almonds and coconut toffee.

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Their Vibrant Cherries + Dark Chocolate bar is a luscious blend of sweet and tart fruit and velvety chocolate.

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Prefer more bite in your bark? Their blueberry and popped quinoa provides a hearty crunch in each bite.

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These come in pre-chopped bites so they're easier for managing portions.

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The brand also makes delicious chocolate bites and truffles.

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Buy it: 3 Some Chocolates; Price: $19.99 per pack of 3

Every Unreal product is made with Fair Trade certified chocolate.

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If you like a subtly sweet bar, go for Lily's stevia-sweetened chocolates.

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      International Food Information Council: "Unwrapping Our Chocolate: Cocoa Processing Insights"
    
      Fairtrade: "Fairtrade Fights Poverty"
    
      Green America:"End Child Labor in Cocoa"
    
      Fairtrade: "Fairtrade Minimum Price and Premium Information"
    
      Fairtrade: "Cocoa: Product Standard for Small-Scale Producer Organizations"
    
      Green America: "Child Labor in Your Chocolate? Check Our Chocolate Scorecard"
    
      Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center