Dark Chocolate

Lindt

Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bar

Very Good high confidence

Why Very Good

  1. 85% cacao exceeds excellent tier threshold of 70% and uses cocoa mass and cocoa butter as primary ingredients with only 5 total ingredients meeting minimal ingredient requirements

  2. No disqualifying ingredients present - no alkalized cocoa, no artificial flavors, no PGPR, no palm oil, no soy lecithin, and sugar content well under 30% due to high cacao percentage

  3. Lacks certifications required for excellent tier (organic certified cacao, fair trade/direct trade, single origin/bean-to-bar) preventing top tier despite meeting all ingredient quality standards for very good tier

Score breakdown

Ingredient Integrity excellent_positioned_high_cacao_meets_positive_signals
Processing Level traditional_premium_minimal_ingredients
Evidence & Transparency moderate_corporate_claims_lack_farm_level_traceability
Product Quality premium_85_percent_cacao_minimal_ingredients_traditional_processing_no_red_flags
Full details

Ingredients

Cocoa MassFat-Reduced CocoaCocoa ButterDemerara SugarVanilla (Cocoa Solids: 85% minimum)

Sourcing

Product is part of Lindt Excellence premium line with 85% cocoa formulation. Some regional materials reference sustainably sourced cocoa beans as part of Lindt corporate positioning, but farm-level or cooperative-specific traceability details are not published in the sources reviewed for this specific bar.

Transparency notes

Ingredient transparency: high (full ingredient list publicly available across multiple official sources). Sourcing transparency: moderate (general sustainability claims at corporate level but no detailed supply chain specifics for this bar). Country of origin clarity: moderate (Lindt is Swiss but exact manufacturing location for this bar not consistently stated across all markets).

Origin Switzerland (Lindt & Sprüngli is Swiss-based; specific bar manufacturing location not stated on all regional pages)
Last verified May 2026