Customer Reviews

ChocoPerfection 1.8 oz. Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Bars - No Maltitol - Box of 12 Bars

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Both of those sugars can be purchased cheap at any low carb online store (netrition has it for $7.50 for 1 lb!), and if I can purchase it that cheap, then you KNOW they're getting it dirt cheap. The price is high because low-carbers are desperate for sweets that won't add much to their daily carb intake; and Low carb specialties (the makers of these bars) know it. I've purchased these bars twice before and loved them; but I took the price personally. Yes, it's true, no one forced me to purchase them, but that's besides the point. You end up feeling like prey every time you see the price of your favorite items through the roof when you're desperate for something sweet. EVERY producer of low carb sweets pull that stunt; however, you'll find all your "non-sweet" products, such as condiments, etc., moderately priced. It's no coincidence. If you have the time, purchase ghirardelli unsweetened chocolate from Amazon, add a sucralose sweetener (Please see JJ's recommendation below)-preferably in liquid form, so there's no carbs-, add some cream, melt and you're done. You just saved 2/3 what you would've payed for these chocolates. Any other sweets you find online can be duplicated with minimal effort as well. Just google it and fatten that purse.

I'm a low-carb lifer, who also is a certified chocoholic, so I've tried most of the low-carb sweets on the market. I purchased a full box of these, so I had a chance to "live" with them for several weeks. I have to wonder if the other reviewers calling this "great" chocolate have ever actually tried anything beyond Hersheys. Because while it's perfectly edible, it is very far from great. Have you ever had one of those cheap chocolate bunnies they sell around Easter? They cost $2, and taste like very cheap chocolate? That's exactly what this tastes like. Again, it's not horrible, and it's perfectly edible, but using the word "great" when describing this chocolate is like using the word "great" when describing a Chevy Cavalier automobile. It's entirely inaccurate. This tastes like cheap chocolate, but for what it is intended - low carb eating without terrible stomach distress - it does work. But please don't buy this thinking you're getting a wonderful chocolate experience. It's not even as good as a Nestle bar, and it's like eating tree bark compared to Recchiuti, or Fazer from Finland, or even Godiva. Would I buy it again? No, I'd rather eat Lindt 85% dark and take in 1-2 carbs of real chocolate. But if I were forced to a life of sugar-free chocolate, this would be acceptable.

In a word: amazing. Imagine chocolate without toxic sugar and gas- inducing malitol. They're high in fiber and great in taste; ChocoPerfection is the way to go if you're on a diet and want to indulge now and then. I believe the woman who makes these delicious treats initially came up with these chocolates as a way to lose weight. Whatever the reason, way to go!

I highly recommend them.

By the way, if you find the price a bit too high, remember that they are sweetened with erythritol which will command a higher price since that particular sweetener is pricey.

I have only tried the dark chocolate bars.

Pros:

Minimal impact on blood sugar
Does not cause rebound hunger or cravings
No artificial sweetener after-taste
No artificial sweetener gastro-intestinal problems (maltitol & sucralose cause me big problems)
Smooth texture (not grainy or dry)

Cons:

Not as sweet or chocolatey as regular or maltitol sweetened chocolate
Somewhat waxy mouth-feel
Expense

I'm doing the ketogenic low-carb diet that restricts my carbs to less than 20 a day. I never thought I'd eat chocolate again! These bars are the real deal, great tasting dark chocolate that even chocolate lovers will LOVE! Atkins bars, and any others with alcohol-sugars will knock you out of ketosis and stall your weight loss, these don't! I use keto-stix by Bayer to check for ketones (the evidence of being in ketosis)and Atkins knocked me out of ketosis and these don't. Plus these taste better! Best low carb product, period!!! Did I mention I like them?!

A great find for the low-carb eater. Smooth consistency, deep satisfying chocolate flavor, no weird aftertaste, not too sweet, not too bitter, and supposedly just 2 net grams of carb per bar. I have one a few times a week and remain in ketosis.

My nephew found these chocolate bars and told me about them. He is on a low carb diet as I am also. We love them! Wish they were a little less expensive!!

It's challenging to create a chocolate bar with erythritol or xylitol without compromising texture and flavor ("cooling" effect). But it IS doable! I've ordered chocolates sweetened with xylitol or erythritol from 3 other manufacturers, and I was pleasantly surprised that they weren't waxy. This one, unfortunately, is so waxy that it doesn't taste like chocolate at all.

Some people liken these bars to Easter bunnies, but don't the bunnies have a better mouthfeel? Perhaps it's due to the fact that the bunnies are thin (hollow), and therefore kind of elegant. This bar is a very thick solid block - difficult to bite.

What made it even worse in my case - I happened to try the Almond variety, and they contained INTACT almonds! Other manufacturers break almonds into small pieces, and that's what creates an elegant experience. Eating this one felt like alternating between putting a plain almond and a piece of sweetened wax in the mouth.

Finally, they contain oligofructose (FOS), which causes gas in sensitive people. Some may get bloated from eating just 1/3 of this bar.

The alternatives that I mentioned above are:

- The best one by far was a custom order from a small maker. E-mail cocosrawchocolates at yahoo, and she will make it the way you want. FANTASTIC!!!
- Lucienne's - I haven't tried their improved version yet. The previous version, while flavorful and with decent texture, was too acidic to my taste (I usually eat 90%-cocoa bars, but only non-acidic);
- Healthy Chocolate (their product is sold under several labels, e.g. "Xyla") - although it wasn't waxy, it still lacked the right texture and flavor, was very boring (opinion shared by relatives and friends);

The ChocoPerfection "Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Bars" are indeed good tasting, but did cause me to experience some fairly spectacular "gastric distress". I bought a box of these when they came up on Woot and was excited about getting a Maltitol free, diabetic friendly chocolate bar with only 2 net carbs.

While I knew that Maltitol caused me gastric issues, I thought these would be safe since Erythritol is OK for me and ate one before heading out of the house. Sadly I suspect the Oligofructose brought on a very unpleasant reaction that was more than a little embarrassing since it occurred at very public event. Further tests in privacy of my home confirmed that these bars were the cause of the unpleasantness.

Recommended for the flavor and low-carb count, but make sure you know if they will "effect" you before heading out to enclosed places with a lot of people. Ironically, my non-diabetic son doesn't have a reaction to these and enjoys the taste so at least they won't go to waste.

CFH

This is the most delicious and healthiest chocolate bar I have ever tasted. It is sugar free, with 14 grams of fiber. There are no artificial sweeteners, and the taste is incredibly rich and creamy. I recommend buying the dark chocolate rather than the milk chocolate version because dark chocolate has all those important polyphenols. It is a little pricey but worth every penny.