Vegan alternative to milk chocolate

Carmit Candy Industries Ltd., a specialist of gluten-free wafers in Israel, has a new vegan line of milk chocolate snacks, coins and buttons. The private-label firm will be preparing creamy, all-natural clean-label chocolates for visitors at Natural Product Expo West from March 9-12 (booth no. 5891).

The new product line does not contain lactose, dairy, and gluten, addressing allergy concerns with sweet indulgence. It will allow consumers both young and old who love chocolate to enjoy the favored treat without compromising on taste.

“Most vegan chocolate is dark chocolate, but Carmit’s chocolatiers have developed a ‘milk’ chocolate without dairy or milk,” says Adrian Sagman, VP of International Sales and Marketing for Carmit,

The dairy-free chocolate line comes in two types, white chocolate and standard light brown milk-style chocolate. Both are available in a range of sizes and shapes for each target market. Tablets are available in 85 and 100g, snack bars of 35g and buttons of 25g bags and coins in  Netlons. All products are available for private label branding. All products in the line are kosher certified. Carmit is renowned specialist of gluten-free, dairy-free and no added sugar confectionery and bakery products.

“The real challenge in developing this vegan chocolate line was to mimic the taste and texture of creamy milk chocolate, without compromising on texture or flavor, or by using synthetic ingredients, dairy  or milk,” adds Sagman. “The Carmit R&D team used simple, clean and natural ingredients, testing a range of raw materials and ingredients, in different quantities, to achieve an authentic milk chocolate look & feel.”

“As experts in gluten-free and dairy-free confectionery, it was important for us to ‘break the code’ of vegan milk-style chocolate that has exemplary flavor,” explains Sagman. “Vegans and consumers who suffer from dairy allergies deserve a tasty chocolate snack.”