Organic Candies 

Conventional Candies

Avoid conventional Candies which contain the unhealthiest ingredients, from colorants, dyes, titanium dioxide, sugar, corn syrup, bone char, and more.

​❌ Corn Syrup: high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a highly processed sweetener made from GMO corn scratch.

 Artificial Color: petroleum-derived, this cheap ingredient is responsible for hyperactivity in children

❌ Artificial Flavors: petroleum-derived, it hides an undisclosed mix of solvents, preservatives, flavor modifiers…

❌ Natural Flavors: not a better option, it is added to addict you to the products so you will crave it for more 

❌ Vanillin: cheap artificial vanilla flavor derived from wood or petrochemicals 

❌ TBHQ: synthetic preservatives responsible for harming the immune system and provoking food allergies

❌ PGPR: (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) cheap cocoa replacement 

❌ Growth Hormones: found in conventional milk found in chocolate. Choose vegan or organic chocolate

❌ Bone char sugar: Bone Char Sugar is found in conventional candies, cookies, chocolate, and other candies or treats. It is refined sugar that has been bleached with animal bones, cattle, and pig bones!  The animal bones are used as decolorizing and deashing agents, particularly in cane sugar, as this contains more colored impurities. Bone char possesses a low decoloration capacity and must be used in large quantities. It doesn’t sound much like a treat to me. Even though I am not vegan, this doesn’t sound yummy.

Yes, bone char is used to bleach and filter refined sugar! According to PETA: if you want vegan sugar, avoid all refined sugar; alternatives are Sucanat and turbinado, which are not filtered with bone char. Or choose beet sugar!

NOTE: 🐰 Organic sugar found in certified organic chocolate and candies doesn’t undergo this process. Certified U.S. Department of Agriculture organic sugar cannot be filtered through bone char! So always pick USDA-certified organic sugar, or even better, pick a more nutritious sweetener like the superfood manuka honey

​Greenwashing Candies 

Avoid greenwashing candies made by brands that pretend to be sustainable, eco-friendly, or better when they are not, They will use their marketing trick to mislead you into buying their products.

 

❌ Palm Oil: responsible for deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia, child labor, human rights abuses, and Orangutan extinction. Report from Rainforest Action Network. Many companies (like Nutella) use conflict palm oil under different names, such as “vegetable oil,” so be sure to read the labels!

 

Decide that this year, you will not give your money to large candy companies, who continue to sell large bags of traditional candies, lollipops, caramels, and chocolate, all full of additives, GMOs, artificial colors and flavors, and PALM OIL!  

 

We have a choice, and we have power by making that choice! By buying USDA organic candies, we are rewarding responsible companies and at the same time sending a clear message to the other companies that keep ignoring the health and environmental consequences of their products!

💚 Thankfully, there are so many responsible companies making fun, tastier, safer, organic candies like these listed on this page!  🙏Your kids, neighbors’ kids, and our planet will be grateful for that! 

Organic Candies 

To get the best candies available, you will need to pick USDA Certified organic candies!

USDA Certified Organic: at least 95 %organic ingredients, excluding salt and water. USDA Certified Organic foods are grown and processed according to federal guidelines addressing, among many factors, soil quality, animal raising practices, pest and weed control, and use of additives.

Organic candy companies rely on natural substances and physical, mechanical, or biologically based farming methods to the fullest extent possible. Organic products are inherently non-GMO.

💐I listed all the approved brands made without junk ingredients, but with healthier ingredients such as vegan sugar, conventional sugar is bone char animal-derived sugar, basically refined sugar is bleached with animal bones, while USDA Certified organic sugar is not.

 

This chocolate is the perfect gift for the holidays to indulge in a guilt-free way with your family during your Birthday and for any family gathering! 

 

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