If you suffer from a soy allergy, you may find that shopping for your favorite foods can be a frustrating experience. That’s because soy is an incredibly common ingredient in many packaged foods in the form of soy lecithin, an emulsifier found in foods ranging from chocolate to mayonnaise to smoothies to cheeses. However, a soy allergy doesn’t have to stop you from enjoying chocolate. Here at Zotter Chocolate, we offer a variety of chocolate bars that are soy-free, and we always clearly list ingredients on our labels and product pages, so you know exactly what goes into every bar.
Why is soy a common ingredient in chocolate?
As an emulsifier, soy lecithin helps to blend fats into chocolate bars for a silky smooth texture. Unfortunately, there are not many organic alternatives to soy lecithin available, so Zotter Chocolate does continue to utilize soy lecithin as a common ingredient in our chocolate bars. However, it is not in every variety.
Which varieties of chocolate don’t contain soy?
Because dark chocolate has a lower fat content due to the absence of milk and a lower concentration of cocoa butter, our solid dark chocolates are soy-free. Soy lecithin is only used in milk chocolates with 40% cocoa content or less. Therefore, you’ll find a large selection of Hand-Scooped Chocolates, Labooko Pure Chocolate Bars, and Classic Chocolate Bars that do not feature soy as an ingredient. However, because we do process our soy-free chocolate bars in the same facilities as our other chocolates, there may be trace amounts of soy in some products. Zotter Chocolate offers a wide variety of gourmet chocolates crafted from bean to bar. In addition to soy-free varieties, we offer a wide selection of vegan chocolate, low sugar chocolates, and chocolate with no added nuts. Find chocolate to suit your tastes and dietary restrictions on our website and have it shipped to your door with our no-melt guarantee.
