Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate – is it halal? Product photo

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Is Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate Halal?

Doubtful🥕 Vegetarian

Doubtful — check the source

No haram ingredients are listed, but vanilla extract is doubtful — the source is not stated on the label.

BrandGreen & Black's
Barcode5011835102390
CategoryChocolate
Record edited on Open Food Facts2026-11-01
Last re-read by us2026-11-06

Ingredients, colour-coded

Cocoa masscane sugarcocoa buttervanilla extract
HaramDoubtfulFineNo concern found

What needs attention

  • DoubtfulVanilla extract

    Vanilla extract is made with a high proportion of alcohol. Scholars differ on whether the alcohol that remains in the finished food is acceptable. Vanilla pods, vanilla powder and alcohol-free vanilla flavouring contain no added alcohol.

Full ingredient list

Cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla extract

What to check on this pack

The first ingredient listed is cocoa ma and the list has 4 named ingredients. The product data carries these labels: vegetarian, organic. One of the named ingredients needs a closer look:

  • vanilla extract (doubtful): Vanilla extract is made with a high proportion of alcohol. Scholars differ on whether the alcohol that remains in the finished food is acceptable. Vanilla pods, vanilla powder and alcohol-free vanilla flavouring contain no added alcohol. To confirm for this product, ask the maker for the source of the vanilla extract.

Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate: pack details

Pack size150 g
Sold inFrance, United Kingdom, United States
Contains (allergens)milk
May containmilk, nuts
Nutri-ScoreE
NOVA group3 (a processed food)

From the Open Food Facts record for this barcode. NOVA is a food-processing scale from 1 to 4 based on the ingredient list, and Nutri-Score runs from A (better) to E. Neither says anything about halal status.

What we found about Green & Black's and halal

Green & Black's is a Mondelez brand. UK retailer listings mark its organic dark chocolate bars, such as the 70% bar, as suitable for vegetarians, and the Ocado listing for the 70% bar is marked suitable for vegans. Bars carry a may-contain warning for milk or nuts.

Sources: Morrisons: Green & Black's Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar. More on Green & Black's

Is Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate vegetarian or vegan?

Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate is labelled vegetarian.

More on this type of food: Chocolate: what to check · all Green & Black's products checked

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Frequently asked questions

Does Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate contain pork?

No pork is listed in the ingredients. Recipes change, so check the pack you buy.

Does Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate contain gelatine?

No gelatine is listed. Recipes change, so check the pack you buy.

Does Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate contain alcohol?

No alcohol is listed. Flavourings can occasionally be carried in alcohol, which most scholars accept.

Is Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate halal-certified?

We found no halal label for Green & Black's Organic Dark Cooking Chocolate. See the ingredient check above for what needs attention.

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Ingredient data from Open Food Facts (ODbL), retrieved 2026-10-15. Product photos by Open Food Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Recipes change — always check the pack. This is an ingredient check, not a halal certification.