5 reasons to try vegan chocolate

Vegan chocolate, of which raw chocolate is a special type, is of course not just for vegans, but for all lovers of good chocolate. It is basically chocolate that does not contain any animal ingredients, which means that you will not find milk or milk proteins in it, nor, say, any added honey. You may not even be aware that even conventional shops often offer vegan chocolate, just not specifically labelled. Most chocolates with a high cocoa content fall into this category, but it is definitely a good idea to check the ingredients list, especially if you avoid animal ingredients because of various allergies.

For those of you who are interested in slightly more specific types of vegan chocolates with the appropriate certifications, specialist chocolate shops are a better choice. There you will surely also find a variety of chocolate products without animal ingredients, which are harder to find in regular shops and are particularly sought after in the pre-holiday period, and which you can also gift to friends and acquaintances who, for various reasons, do not consume milk chocolate products. Read on to find out why vegan chocolate is a good choice for everyone, whatever your eating style...

1. A wide variety of combinations or additives.

Like regular chocolate, vegan chocolate comes in many different varieties or additives, allowing you to find the combination that suits you best. And there''s good news for white chocolate lovers - it''s also available in a vegan version. The range is therefore extremely varied. For a long time now, eating a diet free of animal ingredients has not meant that you are deprived in any way.

2. A sophisticated taste that indulges the taste buds.

And tasting vegan chocolate will not deprive you of anything in terms of taste either. In principle, it is a darker type of chocolate with a higher proportion of cocoa, so the taste may be a little more specific, but it is intense in the best possible sense of the word - intense, yet delicate, sophisticated, yet incredibly simple, the way the best things in life usually are.

The many (unhealthy) additives that food products, including chocolate, often contain nowadays often mask the basic taste that a particular thing should have.

Choosing vegan chocolate is definitely one of the best ways to ensure that your chocolate tastes (again) like real chocolate, with the flavour of quality cocoa dominating. We guarantee that neither you nor your taste buds will miss the milk.

3. Vegan chocolate is in principle healthier than regular chocolate.

Another great advantage of this type of chocolate is that you can enjoy its taste without the guilt or guilty conscience often associated with eating regular chocolate. Vegan chocolate is largely free of harmful animal fats and, in principle, has no added refined sugar, so it is definitely a healthier alternative. The high percentage of beneficial essential fats it contains will help to regulate your blood pressure, strengthen your immune system and help your liver function normally. As with all things in life, however, it is important to eat vegan chocolate in moderation - it should be just a treat to make your life that little bit sweeter.

4. Protecting animals and the environment.

Vegan chocolate is definitely the right choice from an ethical point of view. It is becoming quite clear that factory farming represents an enormous amount of suffering for animals, who are trapped for practically their entire lives in impossible conditions with no freedom of movement. They are often tortured to the extreme in the desire to make as much profit as possible. By limiting our consumption of animal products, we can do our bit to protect animals and, as a result, do something good for the environment and for our descendants. The fact is that industrial animal farming is extremely damaging to the environment - from the extremely high consumption of water and the simultaneous pollution of drinking water to the production of huge amounts of greenhouse gases. The seemingly rather insignificant choice of vegan chocolate can therefore have far greater effects in the long run than you might imagine. You know, stone on stone - a palace.

5. Increasing the range of products certified as fair trade.

The most important exporters of cocoa are certainly the countries of South America, where there is often extreme exploitation of cheap labour, often even of children. By buying products certified as Fair Trade, we can have at least a small impact on reducing this phenomenon. The main purpose of fair trade is to establish a direct link between producers and the market, without the many intermediaries who often take the bulk of the profits. Producers are thus paid much more for their work. Most vegan chocolates bought in specialist shops nowadays are also Fairtrade certified, which is one of the many reasons why this alternative but extremely tasty type of chocolate is definitely worth trying.