Description
- Coco Polo - 70% Dark Chocolate Bar Cherries - 2.5 oz. (70g) Coco Polo 70% Dark Chocolate Bar Cherries is a delicious sugar free bar. Chocolate with cherries: the delightful flavor of their 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate sweetened with Stevia, combined with the bursts of cherry. Cherry combined with chocolate is a very distinct delight, one which must be sampled (but it may become addictive). Superfood Chocolate No Stevia Taste Fair Trade & Sustainably Sourced Cocoa Sugar Free Gluten Free All Natural Vegan Non-GMO Ingredients Not a Low Calorie Food Coco Polo Ingredients Coco Polo Reb A sweetener is a pure extract of the Stevia plant and is Non-GMO. Their Erythritol is a naturally fermented, fully absorbed, zero glycemic, non-insulin raising sweetener sourced from Non-GMO corn. (Not all Erythritol is Non-GMO). Since it is fully absorbed, it does not cause digestive problems as with other polyols, Maltitol, Xylitol and Sorbitol. In addition, since it is not very sweet and they also do not use it in sufficient quantity for it to lend an "adequate sweetness" to the chocolate, Stevia is used to give the chocolate its "sweetness". Coco Polo has no laxating or digestive problems as with all previous sugar free chocolates. No Sugar problem reactions. Coco Polo's Inulin is a prebiotic from chicory. Almost all fiber in the chocolate bars is derived from the high levels of cocoa mass (chocolate liquor) and Inulin. All bars are properly labeled according to FDA approved standards. The Cocoa is sourced through Sustainable practices: Côte d'Ivoire Alliance of Farmers, Cocoa Livelihoods Program, and Processors Alliance for Cocoa Traceability and Sustainability (PACTS). About Coco Polo Following a chance meeting at the 1999 Natural Products Show with Bill Francis, a stevia farmer from Hawaii, Diane Yamate and John Cunnell met with him on his farm on Oahu. Bill had developed a patented method of extracting Reb A (Rebaudioside A), the component of the Stevia plant that would be finally approved for use in food in the U.S. in 2008. He believed that his Stevia extract with its safety combined with natural clean taste and health characteristics was the best of all sweeteners for all foods. He asked Diane and John to make chocolate with his Stevia. While waiting for the FDA's approval, not realizing that it would take almost 10 years, they started a long process of creating the elusive perfect chocolate formula, bold, balanced and satisfying. On the surface, Bill's request seemed simple but the early results were not encouraging. Their goal was to find a chocolate sweetened by Stevia that would be acceptable to the natural food community. In other words what else could they put in to facilitate the use of Stevia without compromising their desire for healthy purity. Finally, they launched their Stevia chocolate in 2011 which, after many frustrating trials had evolved into an intensely flavor bar with 70% cocoa to impart substantial health value while delivering the well rounded gentle sweetness that they enjoyed and took for granted, in sugar sweetened chocolate. Coco Polo's chocolate did not have any lingering Stevia taste. This real chocolate, properly refined and conched naturally, is smooth and silky without the sharp taste normally associated with chocolates with higher cocoa content. It is also worth noting that, although the emphasis is on the newly released Stevia as a sweetener, the real health and taste champion is the cocoa bean with its massive portfolio of beneficial compounds. In Coco Polo, these cocoa bean attributes do not have to compete with the detrimental effects of processed sugar. Coco Polo Stevia sweetened chocolate is a developmental step from their original ideas which started in 1996 of making delicious chocolate free from processed sugars.
- UPC # 793809404918
- No Stevia Taste
- Size/Form 2.50 oz.
Suggested Use: Open & Enjoy! INGREDIENTS Coco Polo - 70% Dark Chocolate Vegan Bar Cherries - 2.5 oz. (70g) Supplement Facts Serving Size: 40g Servings Per Container: 2 Amount Per Serving %DV Calories 170 Fat Calories 120 Total Fat 14g 21% Saturated Fat 8g 40% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 0mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 10g 7% Fiber 9g 37% Sugars 5g Erythritol 4g Protein 2g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 15% *Daily Value Not Established. †Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your diet values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Other Ingredients: Chocolate Liquor, Tart Montmorency Cherries, Non-GMO Erythritol, Inulin (Extract of Chicory Root), Cocoa Butter, Non-GMO Soy Lecithin, Vanilla, Reb A (Extract of Stevia). Contains Soy. Made on equipment also yused in the production of foods containing tree nuts.
