For a top-up shop focused on high-cocoa chocolate, choose a solid bar with its cocoa-solids percentage stated on the pack; 70% is a starting point if you do not want to begin at the higher end of the range. Cadbury Bournville and KitKat Dark answer different requests for familiar dark chocolate or a wafer snack, rather than serving as direct equivalents to a 70%+ solid bar. Check the exact pack for ingredients and allergens, particularly if milk is a concern.
If you usually choose milk chocolate or familiar dark confectionery, a solid bar labelled 70% cocoa solids gives you a defined starting point. Lindt Shop UK lists a 70% Excellence bar; it is a different format and cocoa-led choice from Cadbury Bournville or a dark-coated KitKat.
Compare the stated cocoa solids and sugars per 100g, rather than treating every dark bar alike. Lindt Shop UK lists 78%, 85% and 90% Excellence bars with 17g, 15g and 7g sugars per 100g respectively; those figures describe those particular bars.
If the request is for a portioned wafer snack, KitKat UK lists 2 Finger Dark at 20.7g and 4 Finger Dark at 41.5g. Neither format should be treated as a solid bar with a stated high cocoa-solids percentage.
Decide whether the top-up is for a solid cocoa-led bar or a familiar snack, then compare the details on the specific pack.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa solids | Look for an explicit cocoa-solids percentage on the solid bar. Lindt Shop UK lists Excellence examples at 70%, 78%, 85% and 90% minimum. | I want to choose a cocoa level deliberately, rather than relying on the word “dark”. |
| Bar format | Check whether it is a solid bar, a flavoured or filled bar, or a coated wafer. KitKat UK’s 67.1% and 67.2% figures describe the dark-chocolate share of its 2 Finger and 4 Finger snacks, not their cocoa-solids content. | A solid bar suits the cocoa-led choice I have in mind; for a portioned wafer snack, I would choose a different format. |
| Sugars and flavour | Compare sugars on a per 100g basis for the exact variants. Lindt Shop UK lists 29g for Excellence 70%, 17g for 78%, 15g for 85% and 7g for 90%. Check inclusions or fillings separately. | I want to compare labelled values without assuming that a higher cocoa percentage tells me everything about the bar. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current pack’s ingredients and precautionary statements. Lindt says its Excellence 70%, 85% and 90% bars are made to vegan recipes but are not suitable for people with a milk allergy; KitKat UK lists wheat and milk ingredients in both Dark formats. | If I am shopping for someone avoiding milk, wheat or other allergens, I need the declaration for the exact product, not a category label. |
A Cadbury Bournville ingredient declaration published by Tesco Groceries states at least 36% cocoa solids. Lindt Shop UK’s cited solid-bar examples state at least 70% to 90%, so the word “dark” alone does not put them on the same cocoa scale.
Use the cocoa-solids statement when choosing a high-cocoa bar; keep familiar dark confectionery as a separate option.
KitKat UK says dark chocolate makes up 67.1% of its 2 Finger Dark snack and 67.2% of its 4 Finger Dark snack. Those are proportions of the wafer products, not cocoa-solids percentages.
Choose these for their dark-coated wafer format, not to meet a cocoa-solids requirement.
Lindt Shop UK states that its Excellence 70%, 85% and 90% bars are made to vegan recipes but are not suitable for people with a milk allergy because of manufacturing conditions.
Check the exact current pack’s ingredients and precautionary allergen wording before buying.
Cadbury UK describes Bournville Old Jamaica as a rum-and-raisin bar and Bournville Salted Caramel as having a caramel centre. Their ingredients differ from a plain dark bar.
Treat flavoured bars as distinct choices and read each variant’s ingredient and allergen declaration.
Lindt Shop UK lists an Excellence dark range spanning 70% to 100% cocoa, with individual product information for the 70%, 78%, 85% and 90% bars discussed here.
Cadbury Bournville covers classic and flavoured dark-confectionery choices, including Orange, Old Jamaica and Salted Caramel.
KitKat UK lists Dark in 2 Finger 20.7g and 4 Finger 41.5g wafer formats.
These solid dark bars are options for a cocoa-led top-up shop. Compare their stated percentages, sugars per 100g and pack declarations; the wafer-snack choice is a separate decision.
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A solid bar for shoppers seeking a stated 85% cocoa level. The product information lists 15g sugars per 100g; check the current pack’s allergen and precautionary statements.
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A 70% solid-bar option for a top-up shop with a defined cocoa-solids starting point. The product information states at least 70% cocoa solids and 29g sugars per 100g; check the current pack for allergen wording.
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A solid bar for someone choosing an 85% cocoa level. The product information states at least 85% cocoa solids and 14g sugars per 100g; check the current pack if nut or milk warnings matter.
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An option for shoppers seeking the 90% cocoa level named in this bar’s title. The product information lists 7g sugars per 100g; confirm the cocoa-solids declaration and allergens on the current pack.
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A 100g solid-bar option at a stated 85% cocoa-solids level. The product information lists 13.8g sugars per 100g and describes the cocoa as Ecuadorian; check the current pack’s ingredients and allergen statements.
A solid bar explicitly labelled 70% cocoa solids is a starting point if you want high-cocoa chocolate without beginning at a higher percentage. Lindt Shop UK lists 70%, 78%, 85% and 90% Excellence examples, so you can choose a later step according to your preference.
No. A Cadbury Bournville Classic ingredient declaration published by Tesco Groceries states at least 36% cocoa solids, while Lindt Shop UK’s cited Excellence bars state at least 70% to 90%. Check the percentage on the particular bar.
Not by those percentages. KitKat UK’s 67.1% and 67.2% figures describe how much of its 2 Finger and 4 Finger wafer snacks is dark chocolate, not the cocoa-solids content of either whole snack.
Do not assume so from the cocoa percentage or “vegan recipe” wording. Lindt Shop UK says its Excellence 70%, 85% and 90% vegan-recipe bars are not suitable for people with a milk allergy because they are made in a facility using milk. Check the exact current pack’s ingredients and precautionary statements.