There's no agreed definition for dark chocolate. It's just darker than milk chocolate.
Dark Chocolate is typically made with: ○ Cocoa Butter ○ Cocoa Solids (or Cacao Liquor) And/Or ○ Sugar ○ Milk Products ○ Nuts
Not necessarily! No milk, no honey, would (most likely) make it plant-based
The production of Cacao Beans has longed been plagued with human rights abuse, unsustainability, and unfair trade.
Some brands make accidentally plant-based dark chocolate.
○ Cadbury Bourneville ○ Ghirardelli Chocolate Intense (72%+) ○ Lindt Excellent (70%+) ○ Divine Dark Chocolate ○ Trader Joe's 72% Belgian Dark
Some other brands make a real effort to offer vegan dark chocolate that is plant-based, ethical, and sustainable.
○ Hu Kitchen ○ Theo Chocolate ○ Endangered Species ○ Taza Chocolate ○ Lily’s ○ Green & Blacks
NOT VEGAN: ○ Milk ○ Milk Solids ○ Milk Fat ○ Lactose ○ Whey ○ Casein ○ Eggs ○ Caramel ○ Honey
PLANT-BASED ○ Cocoa Butter ○ Cocoa Solids ○ Sugar ○ Cocoa Liquor ○ Vanilla Extract ○ Nuts ○ Soy Lecithin