Not sandy, not waxy -- just smooth, rich and creamy dark chocolate! My 9 yr old loves them, my husband, my father-in-law -- everyone who has our cookies, brownies etc asks what brand I use. They were ahead of the other brands when it came to Fair Trade and socially responsible harvesting too! A

My family follows a mostly vegan diet for health reasons. Our diet is fairly "clean" (mostly whole food, plant-based, low fat with lots of raw). Our one splurge is an occasional yummy containing chocolate.It's hard to find good-tasting vegan dark chocolate chips without breaking the bank and the Guittard "extra dark" chips fit the bill. They are not 100% vegan because they are "processed" on the same line as Guittard's milk chocolate products, but that only adds trace amounts. None of the ingredients in these chips are from animal sources. We can handle incidental trace amounts as long as it is not an actual ingredient.As for the criticism about soya ingredients---we've been buying these chips for 2-3 years and they have only had sunflower lecithin. So, to ... MoreMy family follows a mostly vegan diet for health reasons. Our diet is fairly "clean" (mostly whole food, plant-based, low fat with lots of raw). Our one splurge is an occasional yummy containing chocolate.It's hard to find good-tasting vegan dark chocolate chips without breaking the bank and the Guittard "extra dark" chips fit the bill. They are not 100% vegan because they are "processed" on the same line as Guittard's milk chocolate products, but that only adds trace amounts. None of the ingredients in these chips are from animal sources. We can handle incidental trace amounts as long as it is not an actual ingredient.As for the criticism about soya ingredients---we've been buying these chips for 2-3 years and they have only had sunflower lecithin. So, to Guittard's credit, that criticism seems obsolete today.The bottom line for us is this: If you can tolerate trace milk products in an otherwise animal-free product, then we highly recommend these dark chocolate chips as offering one of the best tastes at this price point.

My family follows a whole-food low-fat plant-based diet. There are multiple reasons for this, but the primary one is "health" (cancer and heart problems).One of the few "splurges" that we make in moderation is dark chocolate and, unfortunately, it is very difficult to find affordable vegan choices that taste good.These Guittard Extra Dark Chocolate Baking Chips are our #1 choice for chips. Their ingredients are vegan (cacao beans, cane sugar, sunflower lecithin and vanilla). But they are not perfect. Why? Guittard manufactures these chips on the same equipment used to process their milk chocolate. So it is possible that there may be tiny traces of animal milk in these chips. We can live with that because it is only a trace amount.These are the best-tasting ... MoreMy family follows a whole-food low-fat plant-based diet. There are multiple reasons for this, but the primary one is "health" (cancer and heart problems).One of the few "splurges" that we make in moderation is dark chocolate and, unfortunately, it is very difficult to find affordable vegan choices that taste good.These Guittard Extra Dark Chocolate Baking Chips are our #1 choice for chips. Their ingredients are vegan (cacao beans, cane sugar, sunflower lecithin and vanilla). But they are not perfect. Why? Guittard manufactures these chips on the same equipment used to process their milk chocolate. So it is possible that there may be tiny traces of animal milk in these chips. We can live with that because it is only a trace amount.These are the best-tasting chocolate chips we have found with vegan ingredients.