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Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution, or you’d like to cut the sugar in your life, you might think you need to cut chocolate out of your life. Worry not, we’re here to explore some of the lowest-sugar chocolates we offer, to sate your sweet tooth, without spoiling your diet or healthy eating plan.
Choosing low-sugar chocolate is great for many reasons. Firstly, and biggest of all, low-sugar chocolate is great for overall health. Sugar has been linked to many diseases and health complications. It’s known as the bogeyman of the food world, being responsible for tooth decay, weight gain, and acne. It can even be linked to worsened depressive symptoms and liver damage.
However, sugar is still an essential part of everybody’s diet. Sugar gives us energy, and while we all should consider cutting back on it for the good of our bodies, a sweet indulgence and treat every now and then is more than allowed. Especially when chocolate is known to contain other healthy compounds that make it beneficial to snack on.
Also, low-sugar chocolates are great for those with restrictive diets, such as those with diabetes and people who follow a keto diet, meaning many types of people can enjoy these types of chocolates.
Plus, low sugar doesn’t mean bad tasting. We have a whole range of low-sugar chocolates that are sure to make you believe they contain more sugar than they do.
Without further ado, here are our top five lowest-sugar chocolates, that are also delicious.
100% dark chocolate is not for the faint of heart. Punchy and bitter, this chocolate contains no sugar to sweeten the cacao explosion. But 100% contains all those healthy compounds found in chocolates; fibre, magnesium, manganese, iron, etc.
And while 100% is intimidating, give this one a try. Sweetened using cacao fruit, the first of its kind, this chocolate bar has a unique flavour. While the fruit cuts the darkness, it brings another acidic flavour to build on the complex cocoa already present. Definitely worth trying if you’re at all 100%-dark-chocolate-curious
Coming in with another 100% dark chocolate, this low-sugar bar comes packed with the natural molasses sweetness of raisins. Complete with almonds and hazelnuts to round out the chocolatey flavour and provide a unique texture and toasty taste, the raisin works perfectly as sweet little pockets that add a chew and a sugary taste, without any added sugar actually present.
Just because chocolate doesn’t have sugar, doesn’t mean it can’t be sweet and creamy. Guppy’s sugar-free chocolate is ideal for chocolate lovers avoiding sugar. Thanks to sweeteners, such as maltitol, which is 90% as sweet as sugar, you still can have your sweet treat.
What’s more, as the rest of these chocolates are dark, this one scratches that itch, making the chocolate less bitter and creamier, thanks to the inclusion of milk powder. This is one for those with a strong sweet tooth, as you’ll barely feel like you’re missing real sugar at all.
The Venezuelan cocoa beans used in Chocolate Tree’s Porcelana 85% Dark Chocolate bar are a very rare kind. In fact, it’s one of the rarest genetic strains of the criollo variety of chocolate. The name comes from the light colour of the cocoa beans, giving this bar a lighter hue than most.
This low-sugar bar is well worth tasting, with less bitterness than bars of similar percentage. It comes packed with nutty and smoky flavours and is the perfect snack when you feel a sugar craving incoming.
