# Raaka Chocolate Classic Hot Chocolate — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Raaka Chocolate
- **Product:** Classic Hot Chocolate
- **GTIN:** 850044230273
- **Sold at:** raakachocolate.com
- **Product page:** https://raakachocolate.com/products/classic-hot-chocolate
- **Assessment ID:** pta_65522bde6e0442be81282afe2e9b111e
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-12
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-11-12
- **Review mode:** Check complete · analyst-reviewed
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_65522bde6e0442be81282afe2e9b111e

## Overall (safe to quote)

Classic Hot Chocolate by Raaka Chocolate — public trust assessment of 4 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Certification Match Found; Vegan: Limited Public Support; Gluten-Free: Limited Public Support; Allergen-Free: Limited Public Support. These statuses reflect publicly available evidence only, not a review of the seller's own certificates or documents.

## Claims checked

### Gluten-Free

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** None/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “UNROASTED DARK CHOCOLATE TRANSPARENT TRADE USDA ORGANIC GLUTEN FREE VEGAN NET WT 8 OZ ( 227 G ) CREAMY Raaka Classic Hot”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a gluten-free claim, and a Raaka brand article states that gluten does not contact their stone grinders, though that article does not name this product; no GFCO certification match was found in the sources checked, and batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), this claim is voluntary and requires no third-party certification, but the product must meet the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten. This reflects the seller's own statement and the public evidence reviewed, not independent confirmation by TilliT; for medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-04
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.

### Allergen-Free

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** None/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “All of our chocolate is gluten-, dairy-, and soy-free, and certified organic and kosher.”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page states the chocolate is gluten-, dairy-, and soy-free and certified organic and kosher, and a Raaka help article says no soy, dairy, gluten, or nuts contact their stone grinders, though that article does not name the Classic Hot Chocolate product. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment, and "allergen-free" has no single US regulatory definition, so the claim is scoped to the specific allergens listed. This wording describes publicly available materials only and does not represent verification by TilliT.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-30
- **Limitation:** This is a claim about specific allergens (soy-free), not a blanket allergen-free claim — it says nothing about allergens it does not name.
- **Limitation:** The Orthodox Union's own kosher product records classify 'Hot Chocolate' as Dairy (containing dairy ingredients under Jewish dietary law) — worth checking against this product's own dairy-free/allergen-free claim, not proof that the claim is false on its own (kosher classification and allergen labeling are governed by different rules and can genuinely diverge in edge cases).
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 8 checks.

### Organic

- **Status:** Certification Match Found (`public_certification_match_found`)
- **Evidence strength:** 84/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "badge-organic"”
- **Certifier named:** Natural Food Certifiers (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Organic claim and a public certification record from Natural Food Certifiers (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) appears to match this product or product family. This supports a strong public certification signal, but does not confirm this specific batch, which would require a review of the seller's own certificates or documents. Specifically, a certifier's records list this exact product as certified, and the product page displays a recognized certification mark. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. This claim is backed by a certifier that evaluates products against a published standard — using documentation, supply-chain traceability, and testing of high-risk inputs where the standard requires it. That is not the same as testing every finished product, and this public evidence does not cover the exact package or lot in your hand. This claim's own wording corresponds to the USDA National Organic Program (US)'s 'organic' labeling category (requires at least 95% organic content; may display the official organic seal).
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-01
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Natural Food Certifiers (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.

### Vegan

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** None/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "Vegan"”
- **Safe citation wording:** The seller's product page displays a "Vegan" tag, and a Raaka brand article states that no soy, dairy, gluten or nuts contact their stone grinders, though that article does not mention this product. No match for Raaka Chocolate was found in the fetchable text of the Vegan Action (vegan.org) page, and batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved. "Vegan" is not defined by US food regulation, so this remains the seller's own statement rather than independent confirmation or third-party certification.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-30
- **Limitation:** The Orthodox Union's own kosher product records classify 'Hot Chocolate' as Dairy (containing dairy ingredients under Jewish dietary law) — worth checking against this product's own vegan claim, not proof that the claim is false on its own (kosher classification and a vegan claim are governed by different rules and can genuinely diverge in edge cases).
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

## Not claimed on this page

Non-GMO, Fair Trade.

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_Generated 2026-11-12T14:58:34+00:00 from assessment pta_65522bde6e0442be81282afe2e9b111e._