Latest features Top 10 fair trade products

Date Published:

25/02/2008

In 1994 the first three products to bear the Fairtrade mark hit the shelves in the UK. Today, more than 3000 products carry the Fairtrade logo. Here is our pick of the top ten foods to please the palate and the conscience

1. Chocaid truffles

The sort of chocolates you'd want to get for your birthday. Smooth, luxurious and there's an extra feel-good bonus as 50p from each sale goes to Save the Children.
Stockists: John Lewis
£15

2. Burnt Sugar original chocolate honeycomb

Dangerously moreish honeycomb chunks slathered in chocolate. Think posh Crunchie.
Stockists: Oxfam, ethicalsuperstore.com
£2.49

3. English Provender very lazy chocolate sauce

Thick, rich and creamy chocolate sauce that works cold with ice-cream, warm over profiteroles or straight from the pot on a spoon.
Stockists: Waitrose, English Provender
£1.89

A protein rich alternative to rice and pasta

4. Granovita quinoa

Quinoa (pronounced 'keen-wah') is a protein packed seed. A versatile alternative to rice and pasta, try it in dishes like this mashed aubergine and spinach curry recipe.
Stockists: Supermarkets and health food stores nationwide, Juliangraves.com
£1.79

5. Wines

The range of Fairtrade wines is broadening gradually. We loved the peachy flavour of the Fairhills Colombard/Sauvignon Blanc
Stockists: Waitrose
£3.99

For you red wine lovers, Oz Clark's pick of the Fairtrade bunch is the Los Robles Carmenere. Stockists: Ocado, ethicalsuperstore.com
£4.99

6. Choc-affair Little chunks of love box

Generous hunks of milk chocolate muddled with dried forest fruits that make for a mouth-watering combination of sweet and sour flavours.
Stockists: Chocaffair
£4.95

Like a Caribbean holiday in a glass

7. Fruit Passion tropical juice

Packed with fairly traded oranges, pineapples, banana puree, mango puree and apple this ethical mocktail is like a Caribbean holiday in a glass.
Stockists: Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Co-op, ethicalsuperstore.com
£1.40 (1L)

8. Liberation oven baked cashew nuts and peanuts with a hint of smoke

Great for snacking. The smokey flavour doesn't compete with the natural taste of the nuts which are buttery and delicious. Keep your fingers crossed they make it to a pub near you.
Stockists: Waitrose, Oxfam and health food stores nationwide.
£2.25

9. Coffee

Best instant coffee - Fair Instant Gold coffee
A smooth and rich Colombian coffee. 20p from each sale goes to Save the Children.
Stockists: ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Co-op
£2.54 (100g)

Best decaffeinated coffee - Cafédirect Fairtrade instant decaffeinated coffee

A great, full bodied coffee hit that won't give you the shakes.
Stockists: Oxfam, ethicalsuperstore.com, Waitrose
£2.60 (100g)

The UK's first Fairtrade cola

Best ground coffee - Union Hand-Roasted Fairtrade Rwanda Coffee

Grown up, gourmet coffee with hints of chocolate and orange.
Stockists: Ocado, goodnessdirect, Union Hand Roasted
£2.59 (227g)

10. Ubuntu cola

The UK's only fair-trade cola. Stock up and enjoy your vodka and coke with a clear conscience.
Stockists: The Drink Shop
79p (300ml)

What is Fairtrade?

Fairtrade chocolate rated and slated in our blind taste test.

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