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Looking for the best vegan dark chocolate brands to buy? Or have questions about vegan chocolate? You’ve come to the right place!
This guide contains…
- Over 9 of our favorite vegan dark chocolate brands.
- How to figure out if your chocolate is vegan.
- The vegan status of the big chocolate brands you’re likely to see on the shelf.
- Answers to the most common questions about plant-base chocolate.
Let’s begin!
Want more vegan eats? Our Vegan/Vegetarian grocery list can help make shopping easy!
Don’t have time to read? Here’s a quick summary of the products we recommend.
Best Vegan Dark Chocolate Brands to Buy
1. Green and Black’s Chocolate
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Known for being one of the highest quality chocolates available, it is no surprise that Green and Black offers traditional dark chocolate options with no milk. They do offer a wide range of milk containing chocolates as well, so just be careful and be sure to check all of the labels. From what we can find, the vegan offerings they have are the following:
- 70% Dark Chocolate Bars
- 85% Dark Chocolate Bars
- 60% Dark Chocolate Bars with Currant and Hazlenut
- 60% Dark Chocolate Bar with Ginger
Below we have linked the Classic 70% Dark Chocolate for your eating pleasure:
2. Pascha Organic Dark Chocolate
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Pascha is unique because its claim to fame is that its made in an allergen free facility. This means there’s no risk of traces of peanuts, nuts, dairy, soy, eggs, wheat, and gluten. Food allergy sufferers rejoice! They keep their ingredient list super simple which allows the sacred cocoa bean to perform at its best. They manufacture a few flavors and cocoa percentages, but from what we can see, they are all allergen free. In addition, they’ve gone so far as to get Vegan Certified (7)!
They’re even coming out with a “milk chocolate” made creamy with rice milk! This is truly a great brand to support as a vegan.
We’ve linked the 85% dark chocolate below so be sure to check it out. Some of the other vegan varieties they manufacture
are:
- 55% Cacao
- 55% Cacao with Nibs
- 55% Cacao with Goldenberries
- 60% Cacao with Maca
- 70% Cacao
- 70% Cacao with Arabica Coffee
3. Trader Joe’s 72% Dark Chocolate
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One of our absolute favorite chocolate bars – Trader Joe’s 72% Dark Chocolate is one that you can’t miss out on! It’s got a simple ingredient list and a taste and texture that’s to die for. They’ve pretty much perfected the dark chocolate bar! To make things even better, they sell a variety with almonds as well.
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We’ve linked the original 72% Pound Plus bar below for you to check out online, but also keep in eye out for the 72% with almonds!
4. Lindt Dark Chocolate
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Although not all the products that they make are vegan, Lindt does have a few vegan options which includes some of their super dark chocolate. From what we’ve seen, Lindt’s plain dark chocolate bars that are labeled for a cocoa percentage – say 70% cocoa are above – don’t have any milk products in them. However, when you see a package that’s not labeled with a percentage, even if it says dark, there’s a good chance that it is not vegan. We recommend double checking for milk or milkfat just to be sure, though. Here are a list of the different vegan dark chocolate bars that they offer:
- 70% Smooth Dark
- 85% Cocoa Extra Dark (linked below)
- 90% Supreme Dark
- 99% Noir Absolu
The rule above does not apply to Lindt’s truffles. Their 60% dark chocolate truffle still had milk in it, most likely from the filling in the middle.
5. Alter Eco
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For vegans who like their chocolate bars with added flavor elements, Alter Eco has a lot of great options (8). Unfortunately, not all of their products are vegan, but there are a lot of unique flavors and great options that we haven’t seen before. Some of the most delicious vegans options we saw from Alter Eco were:
- Peppermint Dark Chocolate (linked below)
- Orange Dark Chocolate
- Salted Almond Dark Chocolate
- Dark Chocolate and Quinoa
6. Stivii Vegan Dark Chocolate
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Unlike traditional dark chocolate which is sweetened with sugar, Stivii is a brand that has chosen to sweeten their coffee with Stevia to appeal to people that don’t want to consume sugar. As a result, their original chocolate bar contains less than 1 gram of sugar. Their fruit flavored varieties are still quite low in sugar, but have up to 4 grams per serving from what we’ve seen. This may not be the best fit for you if you’re sensitive to stevia (which some people seem to be), but many people love it and its a great option for diabetics! Their flavors include:
- Original Dark Chocolate
- Blueberry Almond Dark Chocolate
- Pomegranate Dark Chocolate
- Chili Dark Chocolate
- White Peach Dark Chocolate
Trying one of their fruit flavored ones (linked below) may be the best option if you’re not too keen on stevia. This is because real sugar and stevia when combine take on a whole different flavor profile than just stevia on its own.
7. Endangered Species Chocolate
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Endangers species makes some really rich dark chocolate varieties and most of them are vegan certified. In addition, they claim to donate 10% of their net profits to protect wildlife (6). While we can’t vouch for the effectiveness of their program, we can let you know which of their chocolate varieties are vegan:
- 88% Dark Chocolate Bar
- 72% Dark Chocolate Bar
- Dark Chocolate with Cranberries and Almonds
- Dark Chocolate with Forest Mint
Check out the link below to check out one of their vegan offerings online!
8. Choc Zero Ultimate Dark Chocolate
Choc Zero is an interesting vegan dark chocolate option because they don’t actually sweeten it with sugar. They use monk fruit extract as as sweetener and also add some fiber in an attempt to give it some more nutritional value. The lack of sugar gives it a low caloric profile, ideal if you’re trying to trim off additional calories. Unfortunately, not all of their products are vegan, so be sure to check the ingredient statements. The one we linked below is, though so be sure to check it out!
9. Taza Chocolate
When it comes to simplicity, Taza Chocolate takes the cake. Their Wicked Dark chocolate bar is 95% cocoa and is made using Mexican stone mills. This gives the chocolate a bit more grit making it closer to the the true authenticity of the cocoa bean itself (7).
When it comes to tradition and simplicity, this brand takes the cake (besides for just the regular cacao nibs of course). Their Wicked Dark bar is made of just two ingredients: Cocoa Beans and Cane Sugar. If you’re used to eating Hershey bars, this is going to be a big leap, but high quality dark chocolate is a lot like wine in that there are a wide range of complex flavor notes to appreciate.
Diving a bit deeper into Taza’s product line, we were very pleased to see that many if not all of their products were vegan including their peanut butter truffles! They manufacture a variety of bars, barks, discs, and other things that would make any chocolate lover drool.
We’ve linked their Wicked Dark chocolate bar below for you to check out!
UPDATE: You can only find this chocolate bar on
their website as of 4/5/2018
Vegan Chocolate Chips
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When it comes to vegan chocolate chips, things can be split up into two categories:
classic chocolate chips and cacao nibs. Classic chocolate chips are probably what you’re most familiar with. Cacao nibs are chopped up chunks of the unsweetened bean itself which actually have an entire different flavor and texture profile. Both definitely have their place in the kitchen!
Classic Chocolate Chips
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