What Is KA KĀ WĀ Made Of? Rated 5.0/5

Cocoa

VerdictPurity

5.0/5

13 of 17 products had a scored ingredient list. 4 products had none, so they stay outside this score. The ethics finding is separate.

Ingredient breakdown

13 products with a readable ingredient list

No flagged processing marker13 (100%)

Flagged processing marker0 (0%)

Ethics findingSupply-chain evidenceSeparate from the purity score. Traceability, child-labour monitoring, living income, deforestation, and certification.

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Named suppliers, where they were recorded

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Materials and composition

1 of 17 fields recorded

Plastic-Free Packaging	Yes

Certification

4 of 8 fields recorded

Certified Fair Trade	No Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result.
Certified Organic	No Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result.
Organic (Non-Certified)	Yes Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result.
Vegan	Brand declares vegan: Not confirmed. Animal-derived ingredients found: Not confirmed.

Sourcing and supply chain

2 of 4 fields recorded

Factory	New Zealand
Bean Origin	Pacific

Ownership and legal entity

1 of 17 fields recorded

Owner	Marōtini Clements

Claims and evidence

1 of 36 fields recorded

Source type	Brand-stated

Price and commerce

3 of 17 fields recorded

Buy	https://www.kakawa.co.nz/
Price from	$22
Physical Shop	No

Scan result

4 of 30 fields recorded

Packaging	Compostable / home-compostable
Packaging detail	States "100% Compostable Packaging" and zero waste
Packaging source: last checked	2026-07-29

Identity

3 of 6 fields recorded

Brand Name	KA KĀ WĀ
Women Owned	Yes
Contact	Fi@kakawa.co.nz

Further detail

11 of 61 fields recorded

B Corp	No
Tree To Bar	No
BIPOC	Yes
Notes	Grows cacao organically, though not third-party certified
Cacao Percentage	70-85%
Positive Note 2	Woman-owned and led by people of colour
Positive Note 3	Fully vegan, dairy-free chocolate
Positive Note 4	Plastic-free, recyclable packaging
Negative Note 1	No Fairtrade or B Corp certification found
Negative Note 2	Buys in cacao beans rather than growing its own
Negative Note 3	No shop or factory visits offered

Boycott lists

Is this brand named on each list? Results refer to the linked list and dated source data, including documented aliases.

BDS Movement

Checked 2026-10-03

The brand and its documented aliases are not named in this source snapshot. Parent-company links require separate evidence.

Read list evidence

Ethical Consumer

Checked 2026-10-03

The brand and its documented aliases are not named in this source snapshot. Parent-company links require separate evidence.

Read list evidence

No Thanks

No dated source record is stored for this list.

Boycat

No dated source record is stored for this list.

Who Profits

No dated source record is stored for this list.

List membership is separate from the Throne Score. A missing source dataset is not a verified No.

Ethics report

This is separate from the purity score. The public report shows no Ethics number.

Ethics findingSupply-chain evidenceSeparate from the purity score. Traceability, child-labour monitoring, living income, deforestation, and certification.