From Wild Cacao to Your Wrapper: How YES Cacao Crafts Its Bars

Ethical sourcing, clean sweetness, and why Ecuadorian terroir shows up in every bite

Great chocolate starts long before it hits your tongue. YES Cacao builds each bar on single-origin, wild Arriba Criollo cacao from Ecuador, celebrated for its floral aroma and naturally creamy mouthfeel. By staying close to origin and working with Ecuadorian partners for years, they protect flavor integrity and support a supply chain that respects land, farmers, and the living ecology of cacao. 

Sweetness gets the same care. Instead of refined sugar, they use Raw CleanCane™—a raw, minimally processed cane from regenerative Ecuadorian farms. CleanCane lets the cacao sing while keeping the ingredient deck short, recognizable, and aligned with how more of us want to eat. It’s part of why YES bars taste vibrant, not cloying, and why the finish feels clean. 

Layered into that base are thoughtfully chosen botanicals—blue lotus flowers, GABA tea, turmeric extract, kava, vanilla, and more—each selected for its traditional benefits and blended so the chocolate carries them smoothly. The bars remain vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free, so you can gift them, share them, or make them a daily self-care moment without second-guessing the label. When you choose YES Cacao, you’re not just buying chocolate—you’re opting into a sourcing philosophy and a formulation approach that treats flavor and wellbeing as the same conversation.