Comments on: Kinnerton Luxury Dark Chocolate

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:41:56 +0000

Hmm, I wouldn’t necessarily call it the ‘Careful Chocolate Company’… Rather, I’d call it the ‘discriminative’ one. Being allergic to soy, I have to avoid just about every chocolate on the market. This includes all the so-called ‘allergen-friendly’ ones that are dairy, nut and egg free.

They all contain soy lecithin. I cannot believe Kinnerton have not even cared to try. It really stinks on their part to be honest. It’s not good enough Kinnerton, just not good enough. And it’s a real shame, as I can no longer buy any chocolate that is safe for me that is Australian-made except for the Cadbury’s 70% Old Gold (which works well for cooking but for taste????).

Soy is one of the 8 (possibly one of the 4) most common allergens. It is a real shame that Kinnerton just doesn’t care about the soy issue. Neither does Sweet William.

And the worst part of all, is that the ‘soy’ part of making chocolate isn’t even exposed. I am sick of chocolate diagrams just saying ‘we conch the cocoa mass and cocoa butter together to make chocolate and then add vanilla to flavour it’. Be assured, they do more than that – they just don’t like to have to cover up for their own weakness.

Main reason has been because the medical industry continually claims that ‘soy lecithin and soybean oil are safe for soy-allergic individuals as they do not contain the protein from soy’. This is WRONG! I react to the tiniest amounts of soy lecithin and soybean oil. I’m not the only one either.

That being said, there are some really good brands out there. Amedei in Tuscany is a gem for anyone allergic to soy as well as coeliac; no gluten containing cereals nor soybean products are used on premises. They are among one of the best chocolate makers in the world. And worth the effort and price to order. I got mine from lario.com.au

Thanks for sharing your products.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:12:50 +0000

Peter – I live in Australia, and so the Kinnertons products we can get here is very limited indeed. I suggest you try the web site that Dom has linked above, maybe you can contact them and find who they distribute through.

(And enjoy Bletchley Park – you have a unique and fantastic place on your doorstep… I was there last year… envy, envy)

By: Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:44:06 +0000

My granddaughter loves LUXURY DARK CHOCOLATE AFTER DINNER MINTS,I cannot get them any where,please can you help me. I live in Milton Keynes.

Thank you.

Peter B Taylor.

By: Kath Lockett

Kath Lockett — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:34:25 +0000

It’s very nice stuff but you’ll find that most chocolate is gluten free – unless it has cereal stuff like wafer or biscuit crumbs in it, so eat and enjoy!

By: Dom

Dom — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:43:32 +0000

Seems they have a web site – http://www.kinnerton.com/ – and they also own Cocoa Deli, some which we’ve reviewed before.

By: Cinabar

Cinabar — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:44:48 +0000

Yep this available in the UK although I’ve never tried it… will pick some up when I next do my weekly shop!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:26:51 +0000

I have a number of friends who live gluten-free. Thanks for the great tip.