Ranar Chocolate ta Duniya - wadda aka yi bikin ranar 7 ga Yuli - ta ba da ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da aka fi so a duniya kuma alama ce ta gabatarwar cakulan zuwa Turai a 1550. Har zuwa wannan lokacin, 'yan asalin Mexico da sassa na tsakiya da kudancin Amirka ne kawai aka sani.

Kamar yadda muke son cakulan, yana da kyau mu tuna cewa sau da yawa yana dauke da abubuwa masu matsala, irin su dabino, wanda yana daya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da ke taimakawa wajen sare bishiyoyi, da kuma koko, wanda masana'antu ne mai cike da bautar zamani (a cikin 2015, bincike ya gano). cewa fiye da yara miliyan 2.26 ne ke aiki a gonakin koko a Ghana da Cotes d'Ivoire) kuma galibi yana zuwa ne a kunshe da robobin da ba a sake yin amfani da su ba da kuma foil.

Labari mai dadi shine yawancin nau'ikan suna canza yadda muke tunani game da siyan cakulan da kuma kawo al'amuran da ke tattare da shi, kamar aikin bawa, a kan gaba na tattaunawa.

Tony's Chocolonely shine alamar da ke jagorantar misali.Ta fito fili tana ba da cikakkun bayanai game da sarkar samar da kayayyaki kuma tana biyan manoma albashin rayuwa wanda ya dace da girman gonakinsu da iyalansu - wannan ya haɗu da “Premium Tony” da farashin Fairtrade.Har ila yau, yana kan aikin sanya masana'antar cakulan 'yantar da bayi dari bisa dari.

A ɗayan ƙarshen bakan shine ƙungiyar Nestlé.Daga Oktoba, KitKats a Burtaniya da Ireland ba za su sake zama Fairtrade ba, tunda mai yin confectioner ya rabu da gidauniyar Fairtrade, wacce ke ba da tabbacin samfura da kayan aikin da suka dace da ka'idoji kuma suna biyan manoma daidai, don goyon bayan shirinta na dorewar koko, Shirin Cocoa Plan. , wanda ƙungiyar Rainforest Alliance ta tabbatar.

Wannan yana da lahani musamman ga yawancin manoman koko da sukari a duk duniya waɗanda suka dogara da mafi ƙarancin farashin Fairtrade azaman hanyar aminci don tallafawa waɗanda ke ƙasan sarkar samarwa.An yi hasashen cewa 27,000 daga cikin waɗannan masu karamin karfi ba za su yi asarar kuɗin kuɗin shekara na £1.6m ba.

A kan sharuddan Fairtrade, manoman koko suna samun ƙaramin farashi kusan £1,900 akan kowace ton don waken koko da ake sayarwa.Karkashin sabon shirin Nestlé na koko, manoma za su sami kimar kima ta fam 47.80 kacal a kowace tan, farashin da Ƙungiyar Rainforest Alliance ta tsara.

Nestlé ba ita ce kawai alamar da za ta ƙaura daga Fairtrade ba, Mondelez ta watsar da tambarin Fairtrade daga mashaya Milk na Cadbury a cikin 2016 lokacin da ta zaɓi tsarin rayuwarta na Cocoa Life, kuma Green da Blacks sun ƙaddamar da bugu na ba Fairtrade a cikin 2017.

Kafin ku kauracewa cakulan gaba ɗaya, har yanzu kuna iya jin daɗin wannan abincin mai daɗi.Duk da haka yana da kyau a yi la'akari da madadin waɗannan manyan kamfanoni.Yawancin ƙananan, kamfanoni masu zaman kansu yanzu suna tafiya fiye da Fairtrade;aiki don canza tsarin daga ciki.Duk da yake kuna iya biyan kuɗi mai ƙima, cakulan bayan duk kayan alatu ne wanda yakamata mu biya farashi mai kyau.

Ko madara ne, duhu ko fari, ga tafi-da-gidanka don jagora don taimaka muku zaɓar duk abubuwan choco a yau da kullun.Happy Duniya Chocolate Day!

Kuna iya amincewa da zagaye na mu masu zaman kansu.Za mu iya samun kwamiti daga wasu dillalai, amma ba mu taɓa barin wannan ya yi tasiri ga zaɓin ba.Wannan kudaden shiga yana taimaka mana mu ba da kuɗin aikin jarida a duk faɗin The Independent.

Chocolonely na Tony's Chocolonely na vegan cakulan wasu daga cikin mafi kyau, ba ko kaɗan ba saboda ɗanɗanon sa, amma har da ɗabi'un sa.Raison d'être na alamar shine ya sa masana'antar cakulan kyauta kashi 100 cikin 100 na bayi.Yana aiki kai tsaye tare da manoma kuma yana saka hannun jari a ƙungiyoyin haɗin gwiwar noma, haka kuma yana biyan ƙarin kuɗi akan farashin Fairtrade - tare da sama da kashi tara cikin ɗari na farashin samfurin yana komawa ga manoman koko.Don wakiltar rashin daidaituwa a cikin masana'antar cakulan, sandunan Tony sun kasu kashi-kashi marasa daidaituwa.Abubuwan dandanon da ake bayarwa daidai suke da girma, kama daga cakulan cakulan zuwa duhu da madara cakulan pretzel.

An yaba sosai a cikin IndyBest bita na mafi kyawun akwatunan biyan kuɗin cakulan, Cocoa Runners akwati ne na kowane wata don masoya cakulan.Zabi don karɓar cakulan cakulan kawai, cakulan madara kawai, cakuda duhu da madara, ko kashi 100 kawai koko kawai.Kowane akwati ya ƙunshi manyan sanduna guda huɗu masu girma dabam, kuma ana ƙarfafa ku don gwada su gefe da gefe don kwatanta abubuwan dandano, kamar yadda kuke yi yayin ɗanɗano giya.Wannan babbar hanya ce don ganowa a ƙarƙashin radar, cakulan mai inganci daga ko'ina cikin duniya.

Kamar yadda Cocoa Runners ke samo cakulan ta daga nau'ikan masu yin cakulan masu fasaha, ya ɗan bambanta da wasu a cikin wannan zagaye.Yayin da wasu cakulan ke da bokan Fairtrade, yawancin sandunan da aka nuna sun wuce Fairtrade.Masu sana'a da yawa masu sana'a suna samo waken koko kai tsaye daga manoma da ƙungiyoyin haɗin gwiwar manoma, suna yanke tsaka-tsaki tare da tabbatar da cewa ana biyan waken akan farashi mai girma (fiye da ƙimar Fairtrade).

Tun watan Fabrairu, Montezuma ya yi amfani da marufi masu dacewa da yanayi - gami da tawada da za'a iya sake yin amfani da su, adhesives, lambobi, da tef.Kayayyakin cakulan da aka fi siyar da alamar yanzu suna zuwa cikin takarda da kati 100 cikin 100, suna kawar da robobin da ba za a iya sake yin amfani da su ba wajen nade kayan zaki.

Alamar ta Social Association Organic bokan ce, kuma yayin da ba ita ce ta tabbatar da Fairtrade ba, Montezuma's ta sadaukar da ita don dorewar noman koko da ilimin manoma da saka hannun jari a cikin al'ummomin yankin.Aikin Ƙarfafa Abinci – Ƙungiya mai zaman kanta da ta keɓe don ƙirƙirar duniya mafi adalci da ɗorewa ta hanyar sanin ikon zaɓin abincin mutum - yana ba da shawarar wannan alamar cikin kwanciyar hankali tun da yake a bayyane game da ƙasar da ta samo waken cacao daga;ba a samun wake daga wuraren da ake fama da bautar yara da bauta;kuma alamar ta wuce sama don tallafawa ma'aikata da iyalansu.

Dukkanin kewayon - daga madarar cakulan almond da sandunan butterscotch zuwa ga maɓallan madarar cakulan giant ɗinta da sandunan vegan - yana da daɗi da gaske.

An san shi da kewayon sa na rashin alkama, marasa kiwo, da kayan abinci masu cin ganyayyaki, Livia's yana ba da ɗimbin abinci mai daɗi ga masu cin ganyayyaki da masu cin ganyayyaki iri ɗaya.Alamar tana kuma samar da ingantattun matakai masu dorewa - ba a yi amfani da man dabino a cikin kowane samfurinsa, kuma yana kan manufar rage robobi daga marufi.Kamar yadda yake tsaye, kwanan nan ya canza robobin daga yin amfani da tirelolin robobi zuwa tiren da ba a sake yin amfani da su ba a cikin ɗayan samfuransa, tare da yanke amfani da robobin da yake yi a duk shekara da tan uku.Godiya ga babban dandano na waɗannan cakulan brownie nugglets, za a gafarta muku don tunanin ba tushen shuka ba ne.Idan ba ku da tabbacin kuna son siyan akwati duka na tara, zaku iya siyan fakiti ɗaya a Holland & Barrett akan 99p.

Idan kuna neman aikin ranar damina a gare ku, ko kuma da gaske yaranku, wannan kit ɗin yin truffle shine tikitin kawai.Ya zo tare da duk abin da kuke buƙatar yin truffles 30, gami da jagorar mataki-mataki da jakar kyauta da kintinkiri idan kun zaɓi yin kyauta a kai.Cocoa Loco kuma an ba da takardar shedar Fairtrade da Soil Association, da kuma samun samfuran samfuran da ba su da filastik, don haka yana yin ɗansa don muhalli.

Chocolate na Allahntaka ya kasance yana jan hankalin manoma fiye da shekaru 20.Abin da ya bambanta shi da sauran, mallakin wani kamfani ne na Biritaniya da Kuapa Kokoo – wata kungiyar hadin gwiwa ta Ghana wadda ta kunshi manoma 85,000.Manoma suna samun oda mai ƙarfi, kuma alamar ta haifar da sarkar samar da kayayyaki wanda ke raba kimar daidai gwargwado.Duk da yake yana da bokan Fairtrade, yana tafiya sama da sama ta hanyar shirye-shiryen sa - gami da, ƙarfafa mata ta hanyar ƙarfafawa da ambato.

Chocolatier ba ya amfani da man dabino a cikin kowane samfuransa kuma yana da Certified B-Corporation - ma'ana ya dace da mafi girman matsayin aikin zamantakewa da muhalli, fayyace jama'a, da lissafin doka don daidaita riba da manufa.

Kayayyakin cakulan sa suna da kyau sosai, ma.Daga cikin duhun cakulan mint thins (Cakulan Allah, £ 4.50) zuwa cakulan duhu mai santsi tare da ruwan hoda gishiri Himalayan (Cakulan Allah, £ 2.39) raba sanduna.

Don wani abu mara kyau, dole ne ya zama wannan na'ura mai zafi a gida ta Hotel Chocolat.An yi shi da gwangwanin cakulan na gaske a cikin mintuna biyu da rabi kawai, ba za ku ƙara bautar da murhu mai zafi ba, ko ku sha cakulan zafi mai matsakaici.An haɗa shi da 10 zafi cakulan guda hidima a cikin gaurayawan dandano, kofuna na yumbu biyu masu darajar £15, da garantin shekara guda.

Otal din Chocolat da rashin alheri bai cancanci samun takaddun shaida na Fairtrade ba saboda mallakar kamfani ne maimakon zama ɗan ƙarami.Don haka, ta samar da wani shirin "da'a" don tabbatar da kulawa da manomanta - ciki har da, albashi mai kyau wanda ya fi farashin Fairtrade na yanzu, da ciyarwa, tufafi da ilmantar da manoma da iyalansu.

Binciken samfuran IndyBest ba son zuciya bane, shawara mai zaman kanta da zaku iya amincewa da ita.A wasu lokuta, muna samun kudaden shiga idan kun danna hanyoyin haɗin yanar gizon kuma ku sayi samfuran, amma ba mu taɓa barin wannan ya ɓata ɗaukar hoto ba.An haɗa sake dubawa ta hanyar cakuda ra'ayi na masana da gwaji na ainihi.

Kuna son yin alamar labarai da labaran da kuka fi so don karantawa ko tunani daga baya?Fara biyan kuɗin ku mai zaman kansa a yau.

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