Ghirardelli Chocolate is made by The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company which is a United States division of Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli. Ghirardelli chocolates are available in a number of varieties but they are mainly known for their distinctive, delicious chocolate solid & filled squares Lindt & Sprüngli
is essentially known for their brand Lindt Lindor which creates a number of other confectionaries too. The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli. Let’s find out if this range of chocolate is gluten-free…The Answer is: NO* (although some products are gluten-free)
*According to The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company website – source:
While many of our products do not contain gluten containing ingredients, some do. We are pleased to inform you that we are working on removing gluten ingredients from our recipes and hope to complete this work by 2020.
Ghirardelli have not published a concise list of which of their product contain gluten ingredients. Watch out for certain products that may contain barley malt such as the bunnies, certain squares, and other seasonal chocolates.
We will revisit our review of Ghirardelli Chocolate in 2021 and hope to have a definitive answer from The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. In the meantime here is a list of the categories of chocolate products that the company makes:
- Chocolate Squares
- Chocolate Bars
- Custom Mix
- Baking
- Hot Cocoa
- Summer Gifts
More information on all these products and more an be found on the Ghirardelli website here: //www.ghirardelli.com
GLUTEN FREE CONFIDENCE SCORE: 5/10
There are some Ghirardelli products are gluten-free and others (like their boxed chocolates and seasonal items) that are not gluten-free (the boxed chocolates contain wheat and barley ingredients). We strongly recommend that you look closely at the ingredient lists for Ghirardelli products to verify that it is gluten-free. Please read the ingredient and nutrition label carefully. Need help in understanding what to look for on those labels? We have a guide - check it out!
1.0 out of 5 stars My product arrived wet and soaked clear through. the wrapping I would like a refund.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
I don't know if my package was put on ice for delivery or not but it was wet and soaked clear through the wrapping. I felt it was unsafe to eat. I know there is not supposed to be a refund for this product but I think this should be an exception. I know Ghirardelli would not approve of the shape of how this product arrived. I have ordered Ghirardelli in the past and the product was wonderful. Please consider a refund for this non-eatable product. Thank You.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 27, 2022
I prefer the separately wrapped candy This is just as good quality-wise& are delicious!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2022
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2016
I purchased these Ghirardelli chocolates as stocking stuffers for family and I'm sure they will enjoy them (yes, I couldn't resist and opened one up and treated myself to some sweet peppermint bark after a tough day of holiday shopping and holiday traffic! Ghirardelli must really be pushing this peppermint bark this year, as I have seen it in almost all the stores and well as here on Amazon with quite the pricing spread. I would say that with my Amazon prime account and it being on a lightning deal, it is a good solid 4-star product for taste, freshness and price. Each bar is segmented, so it is easy to share with others once you tear open the foil wrapping. I think I prefer the taste of the bark squares in these larger bars instead of the individually packaged single size pieces that Ghiradelli sells in variety packs. Not sure why, but the peppermint definitely is more pronounced in the large bars. From what I remember growing up here in California (not far from the Ghirardelli factory), the peppermint bark is only produced during the holidays so get it while its fresh :-)
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2022
These are very good. Loved them
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2022
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2022
I don't know if my package was put on ice for delivery or not but it was wet and soaked clear through the wrapping. I felt it was unsafe to eat. I know there is not supposed to be a refund for this product but I think this should be an exception. I know Ghirardelli would not approve of the shape of how this product arrived. I have ordered Ghirardelli in the past and the product was wonderful. Please consider a refund for this non-eatable product. Thank You.
1.0 out of 5 stars My product arrived wet and soaked clear through. the wrapping I would like a refund.
By bagpipes on June 27, 2022
I don't know if my package was put on ice for delivery or not but it was wet and soaked clear through the wrapping. I felt it was unsafe to eat. I know there is not supposed to be a refund for this product but I think this should be an exception. I know Ghirardelli would not approve of the shape of how this product arrived. I have ordered Ghirardelli in the past and the product was wonderful. Please consider a refund for this non-eatable product. Thank You.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 3, 2015
OMG, I gave myself thrush eating 18 bars over three months of this stuff. Never again. It's wonderful, marvelous that you should eat this candy.
Christmas to Valentine's day and a little longer at your favorite Target store or King Soopers. Oh my, I love it. Dark is my favorite.
I don't like the Milk and you get the 3.5 oz bar for way less than a bag with those little squares mixed together both milk and dark. Yech!!!
Choose your type of chocolate and get the bars. Hide them if they are a trigger food like they are for me. Once I open the paper; it's binge city.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 7, 2020
The only Candy bar I eat. I buy enough during holidays to allow me to have at least one a week during the rest of the year when they are not available.