# Equal Exchange Organic Chocolate with Coconut Milk, 55% cacao — TilliT proof check

> TilliT is an independent service that checks whether a public product claim — Organic, Vegan, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free or Fair Trade — is backed by real public evidence such as a certificate, a certifier registry entry, or a named certifier's own product listing. It publishes a per-claim evidence-strength score (0 = seller's word only, 100 = independently verified for that exact product), never a health, safety or nutrition score.

## Product

- **Brand:** Equal Exchange
- **Product:** Organic Chocolate with Coconut Milk, 55% cacao
- **GTIN:** 745998990710
- **Sold at:** shop.equalexchange.coop
- **Product page:** https://shop.equalexchange.coop/products/organic-chocolate-with-coconut-milk-55-cacao
- **Assessment ID:** pta_d0d3bfa2273a47b297bb527b9d0cda19
- **Assessed:** 2026-10-12
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending
- **Methodology version:** 2026.09.1
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_d0d3bfa2273a47b297bb527b9d0cda19

## Overall (safe to quote)

Organic Chocolate with Coconut Milk, 55% cacao by Equal Exchange — public trust assessment of 4 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Certification Match Found; Vegan: 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:** 34/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “with just a little coconut tang. Vegan, soy and gluten-free. 12 Pack contains twelve 80g (2.8oz) bars. Unit of”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page states the bars are gluten-free, and one independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim that is specific to this exact product; batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. FDA's gluten-free labeling rule requires products labeled gluten-free to meet the federal definition of under 20 ppm gluten, and it does not require a third-party certification program or a specific test method. TilliT did not find independent public product-level testing or certification in the sources checked, so TilliT cannot independently confirm this claim today; for medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-11
- **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: Only GFCO's registry was checked; no other certifier registry (e.g. Celiac Support Association, National Celiac Association, Coeliac UK, GIG, AOECS, NSF, SCS) has been searched for this brand, and a match at any of them would be the strongest independent corroboration of the gluten-free claim.

### Organic

- **Status:** Certification Match Found (`public_certification_match_found`)
- **Evidence strength:** 88/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Show slide 1 Show slide 2 Show slide 3 Show slide 4 Organic Chocolate with Coconut Milk, 55% cacao A rich and”
- **Certifier named:** Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Organic claim and a public certification record from Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (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:** 2026-12-04
- **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:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (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:** 27/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “with just a little coconut tang. Vegan, soy and gluten-free. 12 Pack contains twelve 80g”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page states a Vegan claim, and one independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim that is specific to this exact product. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, and product-level, while batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. This claim can legally be self-declared in the US, with no required independent testing.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-11
- **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:** 57/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Organic Coconut Milk, Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin). *Fairly Traded Ingredient. By Weight 98% from Fair Trade Co-operatives”
- **Certifier named:** Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder)
- **Safe citation wording:** Public evidence supports that Fairtrade International's Fairtrade Finder lists Equal Exchange (United States) as FLOCERT-certified for cane sugar, cocoa, and coffee, and the product page states a fairly traded ingredient at 98% by weight from a Fair Trade co-operative. This listing is company-level and was not confirmed for this exact product, and batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Independent research notes general limits on premium tracking below the cooperative or plantation level, which is not a finding specific to this product.
- **Re-verification due:** 2027-10-09
- **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 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, Non-GMO.

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## How to cite this

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_Generated 2026-10-13T01:50:49+00:00 from assessment pta_d0d3bfa2273a47b297bb527b9d0cda19._