At Barefoot & Chocolate our guiding philosophy is simple:
Good Karma + Best Ingredients = Taste Happy
We use Fair Trade* cocoa, cane sugar and vanilla in our products - This certification guarantees that the farmers who grow the ingredients used in our products receive a fair price for their crop so they can build sustainable businesses that generate dependable incomes for their families. We like waking up every day and knowing that by choosing to make our product with Fair Trade ingredients, we are directly contributing to the livelihood of these farming communities and doing our bit in ensuring a socially responsible supply chain. It is simply the right (and fair!) thing to do.
We use 100% segregated certified sustainable palm fruit oil. Our spreads are packaged in glass jars - It keeps Mama Earth and our inner tree hugger happy.
We believe that great taste comes from having the perfect balance of the best ingredients. No Trans Fats, no hydrogenated or solvent extracted oils, no added hormones, nothing artificial or synthetic. Period. Our spreads have over twice the nut content of the leading chocolate spread and over 20% less sugar. We use organic: sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and sunflower oil. Our milk powder is rBGh free. Our coconut is sulfite free. - This makes our (and hopefully your) taste buds happy.
*Barefoot & Chocolate spreads are registered with FairTrade USA. We encourage you to visit their website to learn more about the importance of purchasing Fair Trade Certified products .
Our Ingredients:
- Sugar - Fair Trade FLO certified and Organic
- Almonds - Conventional*
- Hazelnuts - Conventional*
- Palm Fruit Oil - RSPO 100% segregated Certified Sustainable Palm Oil. It is not hydrogenated or solvent extracted.
- Desiccated Coconut - We use real coconuts (not coconut flavor). Our coconut is sulfite-free. Desiccated simply means dehydrated.
- Cocoa Powder - Fair Trade FLO certified and Organic
- Sunflower Oil - Organic / Expeller pressed
- Skim Milk Powder - rBGH free.
- Vanilla - Fair Trade FLO certified and Organic
- Sunflower Lecithin - A natural emulsifier that we prefer as an alternative to the more widely used soy-lecithin.
*We aspire to use organic almonds and hazelnuts in our spreads and hope to fulfill that aspiration someday. However, the high costs currently associated with sourcing these organic nuts are prohibitive to us as a start-up. We hope that in time, as our volumes grow and market pricing for organic nuts improves, this will become a viable option for us.