Grass Fed Milk Organic Chocolate 46% Cocoa Classic - 2.65 oz. Alter Eco

Alter Eco - Grass Fed Milk Organic Chocolate 46% Cocoa Classic - 2.65 oz. (75 g)

The best chocolate deserves the best ingredients. That's why they only use the highest quality, grass fed milk from open pastured cows in alpine valleys. Chocolate as it was meant to be, no compromises.

• Grass Fed Milk
• 46% Cocoa
• Creamy Nostalgic Smooth
• Certified USDA Organic
• Certified Fair Trade
• No Artificial Flavors
• No Emulsifiers
• Non-GMO
• No Soy

Alter Eco Grass Fed Milk Chocolate Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Alter Eco source the grass fed milk used in its Grass Fed Milk Chocolate Collection?
Alter Eco uses high quality milk sourced from USDA Certified and Swiss Certified Organic, open pastured, grass fed cows in the alpine valleys of central Switzerland, near Lucerne. The cows are located on 30 small-scale farms with approximately 35 cows per farm. The majority of what the cows eat is grown directly on the land for a low-input approach to dairy farming. The cows do not belong to Alter Eco, but they visit them and know their names!

Is grass fed milk better nutritionally than conventional dairy?
Studies have shown that milk from cows that graze on grass, compared with what conventional dairy cows are fed, is a better source of heart healthy fats, including an essential fatty acid called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). ALA is an omega-3 fat that reduces inflammation in the body and has been tied to a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and type II diabetes. Grass fed milk actually has double the omega-3 fat content than conventional milk (Food Science & Nutrition).

Grass fed cows are also not fed antibiotics or growth hormones, unlike conventional dairy cows. Because conventional dairy cows are packed into feedlots or pens with hundreds of other cows, many are given antibiotics to keep them from getting sick and growth hormones to make them grow more quickly.

Is grass fed milk more sustainable than conventional dairy?
Grass fed dairy that is well managed is better for the environment than conventional dairy for the following reasons:

• No use of toxic chemicals or fertilizers that contribute to pollution.
• Grass-fed cows graze on pasture and provide a natural fertilizer which has been shown to replace nutrients in the soil and reduce runoff. Healthy soils help sequester or absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
• Requires less fossil fuels because the grass in their diet is not continuously grown, processed and shipped to the farm. Most aspects of the cows' diet is grown directly on the farm, which is then fertilized by the cows into the soil in a regenerative process.
• More grass means more fibrous root systems in the soil. Less grains means less tillage (ploughing, raking, hoeing), thus better soil health.
• When the size of a grazing herd is kept in check by the capacity of the land, it can eliminate many waste management issues that come with raising cows.

Does grass fed milk taste different? Does it affect the flavor of the chocolate?
Feeding the cows grass does not change the flavor of the milk, therefore, the chocolate will not have any grass-like taste. The chocolate will taste just as indulgent and delicious, but you'll feel better about eating it because you'll know the cows have been treated humanely and fed a 100% Organic diet!

Why did you decide to use dairy milk rather than a plant-based milk, like oat milk?
Alter Eco is known for creating chocolate that is both indulgent and ethical, and they saw a need for a better milk chocolate that looks at both very closely.