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"Winnowing is not 100% effective.  In fact, in some cases, it's pretty darn ineffective.  You will always have some level of shell material in your nib.  And your prewinnowed stream always will have some nibs in it.  Meaning…"

"Alright, throw out the heat thing, I also realized nuts are often roasted, duh. "

"I won't challenge the possibility of contamination in a manner in which you describe but this is prior to roasting/cracking/winnowing and even pressing or further down the line to refining/conching, right? Sacks of cacao likely post…"

"Ah, someone bites 8-)  Really the only thing they can guarantee is that they're not intentionally bringing peanuts into their facility (ie they're not mfg peanut fillings or coatings).  In many origins, it's quite common for…"

"Belcolade offers peanut/nut free chocolate and has a statement to that effect. I believe Guittard also offers peanut/nut free but that you would need to check.  If you are looking for smaller quantities, a company called Chocoley sells peanut/…"

"I'd doubt very strongly that anyone will guarantee it.  I'd question them if they did."