Vegan Chocolate

Vegan chocolate is chocolate made without any animal-derived ingredients, meaning no milk or milk powder, butterfat, whey, honey, eggs or other animal products. Classic dark chocolate, made only from cacao, sugar and perhaps vanilla or a plant-based emulsifier, is often vegan by default.

What to check on the label

• Milk ingredients — milk solids, milk fat, butter oil, whey, casein or lactose mean the bar is not vegan.
• Hidden extras — honey, some natural flavors, and inclusions such as cookies or marshmallows can contain animal ingredients.
• "May contain milk" — this is a cross-contact warning for allergies, not an ingredient. Many vegans still choose these bars, but people with milk allergy should not.

Vegan also goes further than dairy-free: a dairy-free product could still contain eggs or honey.

Vegan milk and white chocolate

Creamy vegan chocolates replace dairy with plant milks such as oat, rice, almond or coconut. They can taste very close to traditional milk chocolate, though each plant milk adds its own subtle flavor.

Vegan options at Polkadot

Several Polkadot products are described as vegan. In chocolate, the Polkadot Dark Chocolate is described as vegan and gluten-free, and dark bars such as Dark Matcha and Pomegranate carry the same description. Beyond chocolate, the Vegan Magic Gummies are made with organic pectin instead of gelatin, and the mushroom shots are described as vegan and gluten-free. Because recipes and labels can change, always confirm with the product description and packaging, especially for milk and white chocolate bars, which traditionally contain dairy.