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Diablo Chocolate

NickyCB

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Oh no! Warning.....

Diablo Dubai Chocolate is way too tasty.
Had cut myself down to a 25g portion and eat it slowly.
**I merely posted this to engage with people. Appears this wasn't the best way to do it. I appreciate many people have studied foods and ingredients. I only wanted to share that it tasted nice. I haven't found a way to delete the post, but if anyone else is tempted to "educate" me please don't.
 
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NickyCB said:
Oh no! Warning.....

Diablo Dubai Chocolate is way too tasty.
Had cut myself down to a 25g portion and eat it slowly.
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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'.
Chris van Tulleken
 
Burylancs said:
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'.
Chris van Tulleken
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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
 
NickyCB said:
I had a really small amount, no sugar spike and no upset tummy.
It tasted nice that's all I wanted to share.
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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.
 
Burylancs said:
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.
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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 www.diabetes.org.uk
 
helli said:
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 www.diabetes.org.uk
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helli said:
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 www.diabetes.org.uk
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Sounds like consumers might be running the gauntlet with this 'Dubai' stuff and it might not even be classified as 'chocolate ' .....

'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.
 
rebrascora said:
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.
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That sounds lovely. I have a treat every 2 or 3 weeks, may give this a go.
 
My preference is the Co-op's 'Irresistible' range of 70% dark chocolate, specifically the one
with raspberry bits. 47g carbs, not good, but I just have two squares (9.3g) before bed.
 
Alan44 said:
I have 4 squares of Bournville dark chocolate most days and I don't care what's in it, cos I like it
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They shouldn't be allowed to call Bournville "Dark chocolate"! It is only something like 36% cocoa solids!
 
rebrascora said:
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.
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I get the 85% one from Lidl.
 
Noticed that Waitrose 72% dark chocolate is currently 20% off so bought 2 bars this afternoon. Usually make it into something like ice-cream or mouse to make it go a bit further otherwise it's gone in a flash!
 
Barrowman said:
My preference is the Co-op's 'Irresistible' range of 70% dark chocolate, specifically the one
with raspberry bits. 47g carbs, not good, but I just have two squares (9.3g) before bed.
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I eat the co-op irresistible range, normally the 85%, but 70% if they haven’t got it. But they’re obv having problems with stock, since the hack, and both my local convenience co-op, and the main one in the next town, have been completely out of stock of it this week. I ate my last two squares of what I'd got left at lunchtime today.:(
 
Leadinglights said:
We like the Aldi Moser Roth 70% ones, lots of different flavours, orange and almond, sea salt, salted caramel, mint. plain. The price has shot up recently though.
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Love the sea salt!
 
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