Yogi Tea Organic Choco, 17 Tea Bags 37.4g
A clever idea: chocolate flavour with none of the sugar, fat or caffeine of actual hot cocoa. It is built from roasted cocoa shells and chai spice, so the aroma is like fresh baked brownies, the cinnamon and ginger give a gentle chai warmth through it, and carob and liquorice add a clean herbal sweetness with nothing added. The finish reads dessert-like without the cloying tail. Set expectations though: this is a chocolate-scented infusion, not a creamy hot chocolate, so the body is light and the cocoa is aromatic rather than rich. Against the Teapigs Chocolate Flake we stock, that one is a caffeinated black tea with real melting chocolate and far more body; this is the caffeine-free, near-zero-calorie way to answer a late-night chocolate craving without a mug of cocoa. A splash of milk pushes it closer to the real thing. Ignore the mood talk on the box; take it as a smart, light chocolate substitute and on those terms it is well judged.
Yogi Tea Organic Choco, in brief.
Yogi Tea Organic Choco, 17 Tea Bags 37.4g is a cocoa-shell and spice infusion with no tea leaf.
Caffeine: This blend contains cocoa shells but no tea leaf. The current pack does not publish a caffeine figure, so we do not describe it as zero-caffeine or invent a per-cup amount. See our caffeine guide for how we handle products without a declared figure.
Yogi Tea Organic Choco is the cocoa-spiced Ayurvedic herbal from Yogi Tea, the German-American Ayurvedic tea brand, built on cocoa shells and cinnamon with cardamom, ginger, clove and other supporting Ayurvedic herbs, picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the proper Ayurvedic-style alternative to the standard supermarket hot chocolate or chocolate-flavoured chai blends.
The cocoa shells provide the structural chocolate backbone, giving the cup its deep brown colour and the cocoa note without ever quite tipping into the dessert-style hot chocolate direction the rest of the supermarket cocoa aisle defaults to, while the cinnamon, cardamom and ginger sit on top as the chai-style spice quartet. The cup drinks like a chai-and-chocolate hybrid, the Ayurvedic spice profile lifting the cocoa away from a sweet-and-creamy dessert mug towards a more complex cup that suits late evening as easily as early morning.
A seventeen-bag Yogi Tea household pack at a premium price for the organic-Ayurvedic tier, a sensible novelty cup for any household interested in the German-American Ayurvedic interpretation of the chocolate-chai hybrid, the brand's reputation for proper organic-certified Ayurvedic recipes making this a worthwhile alternative to the standard supermarket cocoa-and-chai bags. Yogi Tea is one of the largest Ayurvedic-tradition herbal brands in the European market, the line drawing on the work of the late Yogi Bhajan in the nineteen sixties and seventies bringing the Ayurvedic herbal philosophy to the West, and the brand has held its place across the European herbal aisle for several decades on the strength of the recipes alone. The Choco blend in particular suits households who want a chocolate-themed cup without committing to the calorie load of a proper hot chocolate, the cocoa shells delivering the colour and the basic cocoa note without ever quite reaching the sweetened-and-creamy dessert direction the rest of the chocolate supermarket aisle defaults to. The cup ports well as an after-dinner alternative to a proper espresso or a sugary hot chocolate.
Curator notes: our editorial review shaped the tasting profile; we compared it with the current retail pack and the brand's spec sheet and confirmed it in trial brews using the recommended steep time and water temperature. Orders placed before 2pm, Monday to Friday, are dispatched within the UK on the same day. More detail on storage, freshness and brewing temperatures is in the Q and A tab underneath.
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The Story Behind the Yogi Brand
Since 1969 Yogi Tea has drawn on authentic ayurvedic wisdom for its recipes.- Ayurvedic Roots: Yogi Bhajan founded it after pouring his students in California a cup of spicy, aromatic tea.
- Packaging: Check the pack's guidance and your local authority's rules, as the parts of this packaging may need separate disposal.
- B Corp Excellence: Yogi is a certified B Corp, which sets the highest bar on transparency as well as on social and environmental performance.
Yogi Commitment To The Planet
Yogi has long led on sustainable production, and respect for the environment is meant to run through every component of this product.- Sustainably Sourced: Every herb in this box comes from farms that protect biodiversity and undergo over one hundred and twenty thousand quality checks daily.
- CO2 Optimised: Production in Italy uses one hundred percent renewable energy and rail logistics across Europe to keep the carbon footprint at a minimum.
Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Yogi Tea Organic Choco, 17 Tea Bags 37.4g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Yogi Tea Organic
Yogi Tea grew out of yoga teacher Yogi Bhajan's Ayurvedic kitchen blends and became one of the most-distinctive herbal-tea brands globally. Every bag has a wisdom quote on the tag, every blend is built around traditional Ayurvedic principles, and the entire range is organic and ethically sourced. Strong on functional positioning (Bedtime, Detox, Choco).
Packaging: Seventeen bags of the cocoa and spice blend, 37.4g in total.
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What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | What it brings |
|---|---|
| Packaging: Check the pack's guidance and your local authority's rules, as the parts of this packaging may need separate disposal. | |
| Special Warning | Contains licorice. People suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption. |
Caffeine: This blend contains cocoa shells but no tea leaf. The current pack does not publish a caffeine figure, so we do not describe it as zero-caffeine or invent a per-cup amount. See our caffeine guide for how we handle products without a declared figure.
The characterising components are shown; anything unquantified in the base makes up the remainder of the body. Ingredients are sourced globally and blended and packed to the brand specification.
What's in Yogi Tea Organic Choco, 17 Tea Bags 37.4g, and what isn't:
- No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
- Allergen note: the facility that packs it also handles nuts and cereals; the latest pack's cross contact statement is where to look for the current wording.
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Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Yogi Tea Organic Choco, 17 Tea Bags 37.4g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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