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Diablo Chocolate
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Alan44
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I've just had to google it, sounds quite good
Thank you
Ouch ! First ingredient listed is Maltilol. One of the sweeteners that gives us the runs. One of the reasons 'diabetic chocolate' is not recommended for diabetics.
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'Anything with a list of ingredients is not food'.
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Guess I'm lucky, I didn't react with diarrhoea. I had 25gs over 2 nights, think that's ok for me
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Despite the NO added sugar they are still about 50% carbohydrate.
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I had a really small amount, no sugar spike and no upset tummy.
It tasted nice that's all I wanted to share.
Nice.
The consensus on chocolate for diabetics has always been if you want some have a couple of squares of proper chocolate preferably dark choc. At all events avoid the chocolate labelled 'diabetic chocolate' or 'suitable for diabetics'. Boots and Thorntons used to make 'diabetic chocolate' which was anything but.
Diabetes UK explain this well here
Chocolate and diabetes
There’s a myth that you can't eat chocolate if you have diabetes. But you can eat chocolate, just in moderation and not too often. Try not to eat a lot in one go as it affects your blood sugar levels. If you snack on chocolate regularly it may start to increase your cholesterol levels and make...
Diabetes UK explain this well here
Chocolate and diabetes
There’s a myth that you can't eat chocolate if you have diabetes. But you can eat chocolate, just in moderation and not too often. Try not to eat a lot in one go as it affects your blood sugar levels. If you snack on chocolate regularly it may start to increase your cholesterol levels and make...www.diabetes.org.uk
Sounds like consumers might be running the gauntlet with this 'Dubai' stuff and it might not even be classified as 'chocolate ' .....Diabetes UK explain this well here
Chocolate and diabetes
There’s a myth that you can't eat chocolate if you have diabetes. But you can eat chocolate, just in moderation and not too often. Try not to eat a lot in one go as it affects your blood sugar levels. If you snack on chocolate regularly it may start to increase your cholesterol levels and make...
'A study by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Consumer Protection tested eight imported samples of 'Dubai chocolate', five from the UAE and three from Turkey. It found that all eight samples were considered "defective". Five of the products sampled contained fats other than cocoa butter, which is not permitted in products labelled "chocolate" in Germany. The study also found that five samples were "unfit for consumption" due to contamination in the manufacturing process. Three samples were found to contain traces of undeclared sesame, usually as tahini. A screening also revealed high levels of mold toxins (aflatoxins).'
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_chocolate
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Normal dark chocolate for me. My current one which is Lidl 's J D Gross 70% is 31.9g carbs per 100g and I just have a square (12.5g of chocolate and 4g carbs) every now and then, broken into 4 and eaten with crunchy peanut butter to make it more satisfying.