Alter Eco Americas Organic Chocolate Bar - Dark Blackout - 2.82 Oz Bars - Case Of 12

My former favorite (not naming names) chocolate has been accused of allowing lead and cadmium into their otherwise quality chocolate. I searched for a replacement and saw a video about 5 chocolates that were of high quality and also, they were companies that practiced fair trade. The video also listed 10 chocolates that were not as high of a quality and/or didn't practice fair trade. Alter Eco was on the good list. Alter Eco Classic Blackout 85% is great chocolate. It's firm but it is almost soft enough to melt in your mouth, it has no sweet taste (it does have organic raw cane sugar) but no bitter taste either, just a balanced rich cocoa flavor. The question is: How serious are you about your chocolate? You can currently buy 36 Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars on Amazon for $33.50. 36 bars x 1.55 ounces a bar = 55.8 total ounces. $33.50 / 55.8 ounces = $0.60 an ounce. I bought 12 Alter Eco bars for $47.04 on Amazon. Each bar is 2.82 ounces. 2.82 x 12 = 33.8 total ounces. $47.04 / 33.8 = $1.39 an ounce, more than twice the cost of Hershey's Milk Chocolate. Fair trade sounds good and the quality is great. I'll probably buy this product again. So...are you willing to pay double for some serious chocolate?

I want to start off by saying kudos to the company on their packaging! It’s one of the hottest days this year and the chocolate showed up in cold pack wrap! Thank you! Now about the chocolate…this is the best, cleanest dark chocolate I’ve ever tasted! No soy, nasty oils or other fillers. Very low net carb count (low sugar) so it’s perfect for my animal-based diet. At a reasonable price. I love it and will definitely order it again and again. I love it!

I love Alter Eco Dark Chocolate. I usually order these bars directly from Alter Eco, but their stock ran out so I decided to order from Amazon/The Bena Group. This was a big mistake and I will not purchase through them again!! The two boxes of chocolate I received were inedible and had to be thrown away (they had an odd color, were tasteless, and were very hard and brittle)!! Don’t waste your money!!!! Note: Recent 1-star reviews show that my experience isn't unique. Shame on Amazon and the seller (The Bena Group) for ignoring these reviews and not offering either refunds or replacements (with edible chocolate). They at least should remove this item from their inventory.

Some of the best tasting dark chocolate bars I've had. At 12 bar shipments, only $4.50 per bar. With cocoa prices so high now (better products between $5-$7) I'm REALLY happy to have found this. Went down a rabbit hole concerning cadmium & lead levels in many dark chocolates. Discovered my fav. bars (due to lowest price & sugars added) from Trader Joe's were tested as among HIGHEST contaminated levels. Of the 5 bars they tested as lowest contaminated, these were the cheapest. So very happy that they're also 'delicious'! You'll notice lots of reviews for bars bought from 3'd party sellers were not stored properly & received inedible. Unfortunate. I'd recommend buying only from Alter-Eco shipper (as I did). Great packaging with a cooler pack added. Kudos all around! The new goto.

I like that this is organic chocolate, however, it does have a bit of a sour flavor to it. I am used to Lindt 85% and it is smooth. Don’t get me wrong, this is good chocolate and I would purchase it again, if they keep their price down, but it is a tad sour.