# Taza Chocolate Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Taza Chocolate
- **Product:** Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs
- **Sold at:** tazachocolate.com
- **Product page:** https://tazachocolate.com/products/chocolate-covered-cacao-nibs
- **Assessment ID:** pta_898dcd57ebe54d519887add49229fcc6
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-04
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_898dcd57ebe54d519887add49229fcc6

## Overall (safe to quote)

Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs by Taza Chocolate — public trust assessment of 5 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Limited Public Support; Vegan: Limited Public Support; Non-GMO: Limited Public Support; Gluten-Free: Limited Public Support; Fair Trade: 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:** 57/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Organic, Direct Trade Certified, Non-GMO, Certified Gluten Free, and Kosher Pareve. It is also dairy free, soy free”
- **Certifier named:** GFCO
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a gluten-free claim and a named gluten-free certification mark, and a brand FAQ states the brand is certified gluten free by the Gluten Intolerance Group and that its products contain no gluten, wheat, or wheat-derived ingredients on non-shared machines in a facility that does not process these ingredients. Public evidence retrieved is brand-level and product-page-level; batch-specific public evidence and independent product-level testing or certification for this specific product were not retrieved in the sources checked. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), the claim is voluntary and does not require a third-party certification program or specific test method, though the product must meet the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-28
- **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance.
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured GFCO 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.

### Organic

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 54/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Textured Chocolate Guide 8 oz pouch. 80% dark chocolate Organic Cacao Beans, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter”
- **Certifier named:** Baystate Organic Certifiers (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Organic claim with limited public support. Specifically, a certifier lists this brand as certified, but not this specific product, and the product page displays a recognized certification mark. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, ingredient-level. Product-specific and batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. An independent registry lists the company behind this claim as certified, but that listing is company-level, not confirmed for this exact product. 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:** 2026-11-29
- **Limitation:** This claim's own wording scopes it to a specific ingredient, not the whole product — organic / fair-trade certification can apply to one ingredient without the finished product itself being certified, and the page shows no whole-product certification (no seal, no "certified organic" statement).
- **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance.
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Baystate Organic 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.

### Vegan

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 12/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Kosher Pareve. It is also dairy free, soy free, and vegan. FREE SHIPPING! Get FREE SHIPPING on orders”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a vegan claim, and the brand's FAQ states its chocolate products contain no dairy, casein, whey, soy, or eggs and are made on non-shared equipment. TilliT did not retrieve the ingredient list for this exact item, and no Vegan Action (vegan.org) match for Taza Chocolate was found in the sources checked. The public-evidence score reflects how much independent proof was found and does not mean the product is not vegan.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

### Non-GMO

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 11/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “is certified USDA Organic, Direct Trade Certified, Non-GMO, Certified Gluten Free, and Kosher Pareve. It is also”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Non-GMO claim with limited public support. Specifically, the brand has publicly stated related credibility information. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-24
- **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

### Fair Trade

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 11/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “This product is certified USDA Organic, Direct Trade Certified, Non-GMO, Certified Gluten Free, and Kosher Pareve.”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Fair Trade claim with limited public support. Specifically, the brand has publicly stated related credibility information. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-04
- **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Self-review note: The bundle checked Fair Trade USA and Fairtrade America sites but never tried FLOCERT (the certifier that actually audits Fairtrade International/Fairtrade America supply chains), which is a distinct, specific registry that could confirm or rule out a Fairtrade certification for this brand.

## Not claimed on this page

Allergen-Free.

## Machine-readable versions

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