Everyday 70% dark chocolate buyers
If you want one dark bar without choosing a 100% cocoa option, start around 70%. Check the ingredients and pack weight as well as the cocoa percentage: bars with the same percentage need not have the same recipe.
Who is each bar for?
High-cocoa dark chocolate buyers
If you deliberately want a more intense cocoa flavour, look at 85–100% bars and compare their sugars per 100g where the figures are shown. A high cocoa percentage does not replace an allergen check.
Shoppers checking dietary and allergen information
If a recipe or allergen matters to your choice, read the declaration for the exact bar and check any substitute before accepting it. A vegan-recipe description alone does not establish suitability for someone with a milk allergy.
What should you check before ordering?
Choose the cocoa profile you want, then check the particular recipe and how your retailer will handle an unavailable bar.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa flavour | Read the cocoa percentage on the exact bar. If sweetness matters, compare its listed sugars per 100g too; percentage alone does not describe the whole recipe. | I want a 70% bar with some sweetness, or I’m choosing a more intense 85–100% cocoa bar on purpose. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredients, allergen declaration and precautionary warnings on the current listing and delivered pack. Do not use a vegan-recipe label as a milk-allergy assurance. | I need to know whether this particular bar, rather than dark chocolate generally, meets my dietary requirements. |
| Delivery substitutions | Check the retailer’s substitution setting before checkout. If a replacement is offered, compare its cocoa percentage, added ingredients and allergen information. | I would rather receive no bar than a different recipe, or I’m willing to inspect a substitute before accepting it. |
| Bar size | Confirm the pack weight and whether the listing is for one ready-to-eat bar rather than drinking chocolate or a multipack. | I’m adding a single bar to my order and want the delivered product to match that plan. |
Mistakes to avoid
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Treating “vegan recipe” as an allergy assurance
A bar made to a vegan recipe can still carry a milk warning. Lindt says its Excellence 70% bar is not suitable for people with a milk allergy.
Read the ingredient and precautionary allergen statements for the exact bar, including those on the pack you receive.
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Accepting a substitute without checking it
A replacement dark bar may have a different cocoa percentage, added ingredients or allergen warnings.
If the exact recipe matters, review your substitution setting. Tesco says customers who allow substitutions can return an unwanted substitute to the driver or Click+Collect colleague for a refund.
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Choosing 100% cocoa as though it were a 70% bar
A 100% cocoa bar is an intentional choice for a more intense cocoa profile, not an interchangeable version of a 70% treat.
Choose the percentage for the flavour you want, and use the particular bar’s nutrition information if you also want to compare sugars.
Relevant brand references
These examples help distinguish ready-to-eat bars and their declarations; a brand name alone does not establish the recipe of another product in its range.
Green & Black's
Tesco lists a 90g Organic 70% dark chocolate bar.
- The listed bar contains 70% cocoa solids.
- Its declaration says it may contain nuts and milk.
Divine
Divine lists a 90g 70% dark chocolate bar on its own UK product page.
- Divine describes that bar as vegan and Fairtrade.
- The same product page warns that it may contain gluten, milk and nuts. Check whether the particular bar you want is listed by your grocery retailer.
Lindt
Lindt Excellence includes a 100g 70% dark bar listed by Tesco and Lindt UK.
- Lindt lists a minimum of 70% cocoa solids for this bar.
- Lindt says it is made to a vegan recipe but is not suitable for people with a milk allergy; it may also contain nuts, soya and sesame.
Montezuma's
Waitrose lists the 90g Absolute Black bar as a 100% cocoa option.
- Its stated 100% cocoa content makes it a distinct choice from the 70% bars here.
- Although described as made without milk, the listing says it may contain milk, nuts and peanuts.
Hotel Chocolat
Tesco’s listed Hotel Chocolat 70% product is hot drinking chocolate, made to be served hot.
- It is a different product type from a single ready-to-eat dark chocolate bar; check the product description rather than relying on the cocoa percentage alone.
M&S
Ocado lists an M&S 70% Dark Chocolate bar and a Collection 100% Peruvian dark chocolate bar.
- The two cocoa percentages offer different starting points for choosing a flavour profile.
- Ocado marks the 70% bar as suitable for vegans but not suitable for people with a milk allergy. Check each bar’s own warning rather than applying one declaration to both.
Single bars to consider on Joybuy
These single-bar options span 70–90% cocoa, including a raspberry-flavoured bar. Use the product’s current declaration to check ingredients and allergens before adding it to a grocery order.
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Green & Black's 70% Dark Chocolate, 90g
A single 70% bar for someone starting with a dark chocolate that still has some sweetness. Check the pack’s allergen declaration: the product information warns that it may contain nuts and milk.
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Green & Black's 85% Dark Chocolate, 90g
Consider this single 85% bar if you deliberately want a more intense cocoa flavour than a 70% option. Its product information warns that it may contain nuts and milk, so check the current pack if either allergen matters.
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Morrisons The Best Dominican Republic 72% Dark Chocolate, 100g
This 72% single bar is another choice near the 70% cocoa starting point. Its product information identifies soya and warns that it may contain gluten, milk, nuts and peanuts; check the current pack before ordering.
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Lindt Excellence 90% Cocoa Supreme Dark, 100g
The title identifies a single 90% cocoa bar for a deliberate high-cocoa choice. Confirm the cocoa declaration on the current pack; the product information also warns that it may contain nuts, milk and soya.
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Divine Chocolate 70% Dark Chocolate with Raspberries, 90g
Choose this single 70% bar if you want raspberry added rather than a plain dark chocolate. Milk appears in its ingredient information despite vegan-friendly wording, so do not rely on that wording for a vegan or milk-allergy decision. The product information also warns that it may contain gluten and nuts; check the current pack.
Questions about choosing a bar
Should I choose 70%, 85% or 100% cocoa?
Start around 70% if you want dark chocolate with some sweetness. Choose an 85–100% bar when a more intense cocoa flavour is what you want, and compare the exact products’ listed sugars per 100g if sweetness is part of your decision.
Does a vegan label mean a dark bar is suitable for someone with a milk allergy?
No. A vegan-recipe description does not rule out a milk warning: Lindt says its Excellence 70% bar is made to a vegan recipe but is not suitable for people with a milk allergy. Read the declaration on the exact product and delivered pack.
What if my grocery order contains a substitute bar?
Check the substitute’s cocoa percentage, ingredients and allergen warnings before accepting it. Tesco says that, when substitutions are allowed, an unavailable item may be replaced and an unwanted substitute can be returned to the driver or Click+Collect colleague for a refund.