# Alter Eco Foods 70% Deep Dark Sea Salt Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Alter Eco Foods
- **Product:** 70% Deep Dark Sea Salt Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco
- **GTIN:** 817670010488
- **Sold at:** alterecofoods.com
- **Product page:** https://www.alterecofoods.com/products/dark-sea-salt
- **Assessment ID:** pta_d05d5def005f4599aeb7b84413b6d1c0
- **Assessed:** 2026-10-28
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_d05d5def005f4599aeb7b84413b6d1c0

## Overall (safe to quote)

70% Deep Dark Sea Salt Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco by Alter Eco Foods — 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:** 44/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "Gluten-Free"”
- **Certifier named:** Gluten-Free Food Program (GFFP)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a "Gluten-Free" tag, and public evidence retrieved is brand-level: the Gluten-Free Food Program directory lists Alter Eco Foods as having at least one certified gluten-free product on file, though this specific product was not matched, and a check of the GFCO certified products page found no match for the brand. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), the claim is voluntary and requires no third-party certification or specific test method, but the product must meet the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten. Batch-specific and independent product-level testing evidence was not retrieved in this assessment, so public support for this specific product's claim was not confirmed; for medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidanc
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Gluten-Free Food Program (GFFP) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** The Gluten-Free Food Program (GFFP) product list names "Sea Salt 70%", which is the product family, not specifically "70% Deep Dark Sea Salt Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco"; no exact-item upgrade was made.

### Organic

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 37/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Sea Salt 70% cacao climate justice a set of icons: organic, non-g.m.o.'s, no gluten ingredients, no soy ingredients”
- **Certifier named:** Quality Assurance International (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 1 independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. 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:** 2026-11-27
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** The Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) product list names "Chocolate - Sea Salt 70%", which is the product family, not specifically "70% Deep Dark Sea Salt Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco"; no exact-item upgrade was made.
- **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:** 8/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "Vegan"”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a "Vegan" tag, and the brand's public About page describes general sourcing and certifications but does not address this bar's vegan status; no match for the brand was found in the fetchable text of the Vegan Action page. The ingredient statement was reviewed and nothing contradicting the claim was found, though it lists sugar, which may warrant further verification. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved, and this is not a statement that the product is third-party certified.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **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:** 7/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “70% cacao climate justice a set of icons: organic, non-g.m.o.'s, no gluten ingredients, no soy ingredients, no”
- **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. Non-GMO is accurate for this product, but none of its listed ingredients (e.g. corn, soy, canola, sugar beet, alfalfa, papaya, eggplant, pineapple, zucchini, potato, or animal-derived inputs such as meat, dairy, or egg) are among the crop types or inputs with a commercially available genetically modified/GMO-fed counterpart (TilliT uses the US list, which approves more such crops than most markets) — so this claim may not be a meaningful distinction for this specific product.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **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:** 38/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “no additives, no artificial sweeteners, vegan, fair trade, recyclable packaging 70% Deep Dark Sea Salt Chocolate”
- **Certifier named:** Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a fair-trade claim, and public evidence found is brand-level and company-level: Fairtrade International's Fairtrade Finder lists Alter Eco Foods LLC as FLOCERT-certified for commodities including cocoa and cane sugar, though this listing is not confirmed for this exact product. Certification may apply to specific ingredients via mass balance rather than the whole product, and batch- or product-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Independent research notes general limitations in fair-trade premium tracking below the cooperative or plantation level, which is industry-wide and not a finding specific to this product.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder) 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.

## Not claimed on this page

Allergen-Free.

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