# Theo Peppermint Crunch 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Theo
- **Product:** Peppermint Crunch 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate
- **Sold at:** theochocolate.com
- **Product page:** https://theochocolate.com/products/peppermint-crunch
- **Assessment ID:** pta_d5df618a80ac48988ccdba1b88edad56
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-10
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-11-10
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review verified
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_d5df618a80ac48988ccdba1b88edad56

## Overall (safe to quote)

Peppermint Crunch 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate by Theo — public trust assessment of 2 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Certification Match Found; 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

### Organic

- **Status:** Certification Match Found (`public_certification_match_found`)
- **Evidence strength:** 77/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Chocolate bar is definitely the most delicious way. This organic and fair-trade chocolate bar was inspired by our favorite”
- **Certifier named:** Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays an organic claim, and a public certification record from Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via the USDA Organic Integrity Database) lists "Peppermint Crunch 70% Dark Chocolate," an exact name match for this product, while the database lists Theo Chocolate, Inc. as certified. This is a public certification signal at the product and company level, but it does not confirm the specific batch or package in hand, which would require the seller's own certificates or documents. The claim's wording corresponds to the USDA National Organic Program's 'organic' labeling category (at least 95% organic content; may display the official organic seal), and no evidence was retrieved covering the exact lot.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-30
- **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.

### Fair Trade

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 12/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “this is milk chocolate made the Theo way. Organic and fair trade cocoa beans sourced from the Democratic Republic of”
- **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. Note: the ingredient list includes cocoa, sugar, which may warrant further verification for a Fair Trade claim. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-10
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Self-review note: The bundle's own evidence names Fair for Life / Ecocert as Theo's certifier, yet no direct check of Fair for Life's own registry (action 43) was attempted — the most specific, checkable path to a stronger match for this claim.

## Not claimed on this page

Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, Vegan, Non-GMO.

## Machine-readable versions

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## How to cite this

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_Generated 2026-11-11T00:05:21+00:00 from assessment pta_d5df618a80ac48988ccdba1b88edad56._