Our cocoa comes from a lemur lovin' cooperative in Madagascar, and the bar is grown and produced there too. This chocolate saves lemurs < seriously >. The single-origin, shade-grown cocoa promotes reforestation and biodiversity.
Fans love the contrast of melting chocolate with the chewy bite of the ginger. At 72% cocoa, it's the bar dark-chocolate lovers who usually go for 85% and up reach for when they want something a little sweeter. Some fans like to let a square melt slowly, the way you would at a wine tasting, instead of chewing it.
At Beyond Good, we buy our cocoa and vanilla directly from the farmers who grow it, with no middlemen. Our bright, fruit-forward chocolate is the product of years of partnership with Malagasy farmers practicing sustainable agroforestry. This is chocolate, and vanilla, made right.
Ingredients: COCOA BEANS*, CANE SUGAR*, CANDIED GINGER PIECES* (GINGER STEM, CANE SUGAR), COCOA BUTTER*, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER).
Common Questions
Is there a vegan dark chocolate bar with candied ginger?
Yes, our Microbatch 72% Cocoa Dark Chocolate with Candied Ginger is made with vegan ingredients. The full list is cocoa beans, cane sugar, candied ginger pieces (ginger stem and cane sugar), cocoa butter and sunflower lecithin as the emulsifier. There is no milk in the recipe. Plenty of dark bars still add milk fat or milk powder, so a short, plant-only ingredient list like this one is what to look for. Each bar is 2.12 oz (60 g).
What's a good dark chocolate that's a little sweeter than an 85% bar?
Our Microbatch 72% Cocoa Dark Chocolate with Candied Ginger is the bar many fans of 85%-and-up chocolate reach for when they want something sweeter. The sweetness comes from two places: a lower cocoa percentage leaves more room for sugar, and the ginger pieces are candied in cane sugar. The ginger also brings heat, which is why we call it a spicy-sweet, or "swicy," bar. If you usually eat our plain 80%+ bars, know that some shoppers find this one too sweet by comparison.
What is Direct Trade chocolate and how is it different from fair trade?
Direct Trade means we buy cocoa straight from the farmers who grow it, with no middlemen, and our Microbatch 72% Dark Chocolate with Candied Ginger is made with Beyond Good Direct Trade Certified cocoa. Under our 100% traceable Direct Trade model, farmers make 3 to 5 times more than fair trade. Fair trade is a third-party certification built around minimum prices and premiums paid through cooperatives and supply chains. The cocoa for this bar comes from a cooperative in Madagascar, and the bar is produced in Madagascar as well. Shoppers tell us knowing the farmers are paid fairly makes them feel good about the purchase.
How chewy are the ginger pieces, and how strong is the ginger flavor?
Our Microbatch 72% bar has chunks of candied ginger stem throughout, and fans love the chewy bite of the ginger against the melting chocolate. The ginger gives a bright, zesty zing that brings out the fruit-forward notes in our single-origin heirloom chocolate. A few shoppers would like larger, softer pieces so the ginger stands out more against the chocolate. Some fans suggest letting each square melt slowly on the tongue, the way you would at a wine tasting, instead of chewing it quickly.
Is the Beyond Good ginger dark chocolate organic, non-GMO and kosher?
Yes, our Microbatch 72% Cocoa Dark Chocolate with Candied Ginger is USDA Organic, Non-GMO Verified and Kosher. The cocoa beans, cane sugar, candied ginger pieces and cocoa butter are marked organic in the ingredient list, while the sunflower lecithin is not. A USDA Organic product must contain at least 95% organic ingredients, which leaves room for a small amount of a non-organic ingredient like this one.
How does this chocolate help lemurs?
Our package says it plainly: "This chocolate saves lemurs < seriously >". Wild lemurs live only in Madagascar and depend on its forests. The cocoa in our Microbatch 72% bar is single origin and shade grown, which we say promotes reforestation and biodiversity, and it comes from a "lemur lovin'" cooperative in Madagascar. Across Beyond Good, our fruit-forward chocolate comes from years of partnership with Malagasy farmers practicing sustainable agroforestry.