New varieties of chocolate bars are now available from Equal Exchange Inc. of West Bridgewater, MA...

• Organic Dark Chocolate with Pure Cocoa Nibs - described as a combination of smooth, dark chocolate and crunchy bits of roasted cocao nibs. (68% cocoa)


• Organic Chocolate Espresso Bean - described as sweet, rich chocolate with crunchy pieces of roasted Fair Trade coffee beans. (55% cocoa)


• Organic Mint Chocolate - described as an "ideal balance" of rich, dark chocolate and light, refreshing mint. (67% cocoa)

The company's chocolate bars are claimed to be organic fairly-traded gourmet chocolate that combine Swiss standards in chocolate making with cocoa from farmer cooperatives in the Dominican Republic and in Peru, as well as fairly traded organic sugar from cooperatives in Paraguay and Costa Rica, and milk from a cooperative in the U.S.A.

You can buy Equal Exchange chocolate bars from their website: http://www.equalexchange.com

More products from Equal Exchange we wrote about...

• Equal Exchange Mini Dark Chocolate Bars - Feb 28, 2006