To quickly summarize; the polyphenols in dark chocolate may contribute to fighting oxidative stress in the body (1).
These polyphenols have been linked to decreased inflammation, reduced cancer risk, and potentially even some degree of protection against cardiovascular risk (2, 3,4, 5, 6).
The fact that some bars are virtually sugar-free chocolate also plays a part in the health benefits.
Notably, increasing sugar intake has been associated to increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and many chronic illnesses (7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
Overall, dark chocolate has the best of both worlds due to more health-protective compounds and a whole lot less sugar.
Key Point: Dark chocolate is healthy because it maximizes the cocoa content and also minimizes the sugar.
Is Low Sugar Chocolate and Dark Chocolate the Same?
Just a quick note; there is a difference between low carb chocolate and dark chocolate. While there are many dark chocolate brands, not all of them produce the same quality.
In truth, most so-called ‘chocolate’ is a chocolate-flavored bar of sugar. In other words; the amount of sugar vastly outweighs the cacao content.
For example, some commercial chocolate bars declare themselves as ‘dark chocolate’ but in reality, they are more than 50% sugar.
For instance, here is Hershey’s ‘Special Dark Chocolate’:
As can be seen, there is 21g sugar per 41g serving and only 3g fiber. This chocolate is neither real dark chocolate nor anything close to low carb.
In comparison, take a look at the chocolate below from Endangered Species:
As shown above, this dark chocolate has 5g sugar per 43gserving and the fiber content is 6g – an even higher amount than the sugar.
Key Point: Just because a label says it is dark chocolate doesn’t mean it’s healthy. Dark chocolate can either be full of sugar or virtually sugar-free.
The Best Low Carb Chocolate Bars
Listed below are eight of the very best dark chocolate bars, all of which are low in carbs.
The criteria for inclusion was as follows:
The chocolate should have a minimum of 80% cacao
Each bar should have minimal ingredients
All bars should be free of artificial sweeteners
You can see information on the ingredients profile, servings per bar, fat and carb contents.
However, please note that just because the label dictates a certain serving size doesn’t mean you need to follow it.
Ingredients: Cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, raw cane sugar
Fat: 22g (14g saturated fat)
Total Carbs: 15g (6g sugar, 6g fiber)
For me, Vivani is one of the best dark chocolate bars in the world.
Given the minimal amount of ingredients, the fact that it’s organic, and also the relatively low sugar content; this is one of the healthiest dark chocolate bars.
The taste is also very deep and flavorful. Of course, it’s bitter, but it displays a creamy flavor unusual for a bar of this strength due to the liquor and cocoa butter combination.
Another key point is the cocoa liquor; should you not know what this is, it’s a little different to the cocoa powder in many bars.
Cocoa liquor is made by roasting the cocoa beans with cocoa butter in their natural ratio. In contrast, manufacturers make cocoa powder from the leftovers of the cacao bean after extracting the cocoa butter (12).
Taste-wise, this results in a smooth texture rather than the powdery feel some dark chocolate bars give you.
Score: 8.5 out of 10 as a result of the minimal ingredients, smooth taste, organic status and reasonable price. All in all, this is one of the best dark chocolate bars.
Compared to the Vivani bar, this one has the benefit of a higher cocoa percentage and a smaller amount of sugar. Owing to the minimal sugar, it’s an ideal low carb chocolate bar.
However, the taste doesn’t quite match the Vivani. Despite having a slightly powdery texture, the taste is reasonable, and the vanilla beans bring the bitterness down a notch.
Another thing to remember is that this bar is not organic. Whether or not this matters depends on your opinion, but cocoa is one of the most heavily sprayed food crops in the world (13).
Regarding this point, several studies have shown the presence of chemical pesticide residues in chocolate and cocoa beans (14, 15, 16).
Score: 7 out of 10. It has a good nutritional profile and reasonable taste, but there are better options for the same money.
Endangered Species is one of the best dark chocolate brands to support.
The reason for this is that all their products are fair trade, non-GMO, and they donate 10% of their profits. To what? To protect ‘endangered species’ of course!
Similar to the Vivani bar, this also contains cocoa liquor, although it has a slightly higher cocoa content.
As previously mentioned, you don’t have to follow the serving size. Half of the recommended amount (21.5g) and the sugar total comes to 2.5g – definitely low carb chocolate territory.
Overall this is a nice bar, with a rich, earthy chocolate taste and a hint of vanilla too. The only drawback is the slightly smaller size and the fact it isn’t organic.
Score: 7.5 out of 10. Reasonable price and great taste.
Ingredients: Cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, vanilla
Fat: 21g (13g saturated fat)
Total Carbs: 14g (6g sugar, 5g fiber)
As one of the best dark chocolate brands, Alter Eco’s chocolate bars are both organic and fair trade, ensuring the cacao farmers receive fair payment.
Regarding the ingredient profile, you’ll notice this is very similar to the Vivani bar. The only difference is the addition of vanilla, which balances the bitterness a little better.
Despite having a similar price, you are paying slightly more for your money due to the smaller size bar.
Again, I’d recommend cutting the serving size in half as dark chocolate is satisfying in small amounts.
As for the taste, this bar is great; it has a rich and varied taste with lots of different flavor notes. It’s bitter but not intensely so.
On pure taste alone, this is probably my favorite dark chocolate bar.
Score: 8.5 out of 10. A delicious chocolate that is also organic and fair-trade. It’s one of the best dark chocolate bars out there.
Dagoba positions itself as one of the premium dark chocolate brands. Promoted as more of a boutique style chocolate, the price-point of Eclipse represents this supposed higher quality.
Whereas most of the bars listed so far are around the $3 mark, this one is the same – but for only 56g.
But does the quality justify the higher value? For me, the answer is “not really.”
It’s an enjoyable bar, but not superior to the other options – and it even starts tasting a little too dry.
However, the taste is very flavorful and intense, so maybe if you are a true chocolate connoisseur, you might find something in it that I didn’t.
Score: 6.5 out of 10. Supposedly this is one of the best dark chocolate bars. However, for me, it doesn’t justify the additional cost. The taste is good, but not the best.
Despite being 88% cacao, this bar is just as sweet as most 85% bars.
Unlike most of the previous bars, sugar comes before cocoa butter in the ingredients profile. So, although the cocoa content is a little higher, the amount of sugar is similar.
I tried this one for the first time just yesterday, and it’s pretty tasty. At first, there’s a strong intense chocolate taste which is followed by slight coffee flavors.
Overall it’s an enjoyable chocolate bar, but it’s not quite as pleasant tasting as some of the others. Also, it comes at a similar price point despite being non-organic.
Score: 7 out of 10. A nice bar of dark chocolate, but nothing special.
Ingredients: Chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa, raw cane sugar, vanilla extract
Fat: 20g (12g saturated fat)
Total Carbs: 15g (8g sugar, 4g fiber)
As the packaging says, this bar is very dark and very smooth, with a slight hint of vanilla.
I’m not exactly sure why, but this dark chocolate is a lot less intense than other 85% bars. In fact, it tastes as though the cacao content should be somewhere in the late 70s range.
Green & Black’s 85% is also one of the healthiest dark chocolate bars; it’s organic and doesn’t use any additives.
The taste is mild and a little creamy tasting, even more so than the Vivani and Alter Eco bars.
Like most 85%+ bars, it’s a low carb chocolate bar, although — for some reason — the fiber content is only half the amount of sugar.
Green & Black’s 85% chocolate is real good, but not quite my favorite.
Score: 8 out of 10. A great dark chocolate with a smooth, creamy taste.
Supports a good cause (environmental conservation).
No sugars or artificial sweeteners.
Drawbacks
Added pea protein is not a common thing for a chocolate bar.
The product claims to contain zero net carbs, but this is false since cocoa provides carbohydrate. That said, the exact level of net carbs is still likely to be very low.
6) KetoManna: Ketogenic Chocolate Fudge
Ketogenic chocolate fudge is a combination of coconut, cocoa, and MCT oil.
As a result, it offers something slightly different from the typical chocolate bar.
Each serving of this product provides 20 grams of fat, so it fits ketogenic diets.
Good ingredients profile and a nice, creamy taste.
This bar has an excellent texture; it feels like any other chocolate, but readily melts in your mouth.
Drawbacks
Contains dairy and soy lecithin; some people may have sensitivities.
8) Cacao Nibs
First of all, cacao nibs are not really a chocolate bar, but I thought they deserve a place on the list.
The reason?
Cacao nibs are nothing other than pure, chopped cacao beans. This food is extremely nutrient dense, and a particularly good source of copper, iron, and magnesium (3).
Although cacao nibs contain carbohydrate, they are very high in fiber and contain no sugar, which makes them low in net carbs.
Very simple – 99% cocoa and only three ingredients.
I didn’t try this bar, but according to reviews, the taste is excellent.
Drawbacks
The science is not settled on artificial sweeteners like sucralose. There is a lot of non-scientific fearmongering to wade through, but some studies suggest they may have a harmful effect on the human gut microbiota. More research is necessary (4, 5).
Final Thoughts
As shown in this article, there are numerous dark chocolate bars that taste great and offer a healthier alternative to regular chocolate.
In recent times the number of “keto-friendly chocolate” bars has also skyrocketed.
Some of these are healthy and tasty products, but some are more about marketing and high prices.
However, from the options shown in this list, there should be something for everyone.
Michael works as a nutritionist in a community setting and holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Nutrition. He is a Registered Associate Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition.
46 thoughts on “Low Carb Chocolate: 21 Best Dark Chocolate Bars and Brands”
What do u think about Callebaut 70% ? It’s a belgian chocolate
Not too bad, I usually prefer a little bit darker chocolate but it’s a lot better than most still. I ‘ve never tried it personally, so I’m not sure about the taste! Is it good?
I bought a 100g bar of Vivani peppermint based on this review. It was very nice to eat, but when I read the nutrition panel I was shocked to discover it said it contains 55.7g of carbohydrate per 100g!!
Oh no! Unfortunately, not all bars are the same. It’s the ‘85% dark chocolate’ one you want! At least you enjoyed it I suppose….
No problem! Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Vivani is the best. I buy it since years. I use to eat 92% and recently 99%
Love Vivani, but I’ve never had the 99% stuff. How is it?
Hi Michael, as a huge craft chocolate lover, you should try names like Taza, French Broad Chocolates, Videri, etc. They all craft bars ranging from 50% to high cacao percentages (90 – 100%) and rich in flavor (select varietals of cacao bean have a terroir like the best high-end wines). Even though these chocolate bars have no organic certifications, you should consider that in the small- and micro-batch chocolate scene, those stickers can be meaningless without the right practices. Makers regularly travel to the origin to be sure farmers adopt good agricultural practices and especially to consolidate trade relationships (trust is fundamental for both the parties).
Just checked out those bars – they all look great. However, probably unaffordable for many people ($7 for 40g is pretty expensive) I’m sure they’re a nice choice for those with the money, though.
Me too – if you like that one the ‘Chocolove’ is pretty good too! Similarish but slightly different taste.
Trader Joe’s the Dark Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Bar is delicious. 85% cacao.Total carbs 13 for 40 grams 6 sugar 5 fiber.Half of that is very satisfying.
Not tried that one but it sounds good!
forgot to mention the price which was 1.79 per 100 g .
Just started a no carb diet in an attempt to lose weight before my holidays but I’m really craving chocolate! Do you know which shops stock the Endangered Species bar? X
That depends on where you are?
But I know Whole Foods do – or you can buy on Amazon!
There is zero evidence that eating chocolate of any description has any measurable overall health benefit.You can wave at data about antioxidants, but where is the data for chocolate ? If a little chocolate is “good”, then is more chocolate better ? Rationalizing the consumption of chocolate by pointing out some of the ingredients may be “healthy”, while completely ignoring the damage caused by the carbohydrate content is deceptive.
The question you haven’t answered is whether you are better off eating a certain food, or not eating a food in terms of benefit or damage to your health. If as you say “Sugar is possibly the most damaging food product in the human diet” then even small discretionary consumption of carbohydrates must be damaging to some extent.
Evidence wise, there are a fair few systematic reviews showing benefit from cacao/dark chocolate. To answer your question though; if a little chocolate is good, then no…more chocolate is not better.
The same goes for fruit, a cup of tea with a spoon of sugar, and so on. For example, if someone enjoys one cup of coffee per day with 1 teaspoon of sugar (around 4g) is it really so bad? 85% + dark chocolate in a reasonable serving (1oz) contains less than 1tsp.
I agree that sugar is worthless nutritionally, and the less the better, but in such a small amount it’s unlikely to cause harm. I’d also say the net benefits (lots of minerals – especially rich in magnesium and iron, polyphenols etc) far outweigh any potential negatives.
I appreciate your comments, however there is simply no evidence that dietary antioxidants have any positive impact on health (eg: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/antioxidants/). Furthermore, antioxidants in vitro do not necessarily translate to antioxidants in vivo due to the complex metabolic process. Your body’s use of its own “oxidants” is a vital part of fighting disease and repairing damage (eg: https://news.osu.edu/news/2000/04/11/newpascal/). The case against antioxidant supplementation has considerable evidence in higher mortality and cancer rates – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419320.
You state: “I’d also say the net benefits (lots of minerals – especially rich in magnesium and iron, polyphenols etc) far outweigh any potential negatives.”
That is a bold statement, unfortunately it’s not one supported by any evidence,
The idea that a small quantity of relatively low-carb chocolate is probably harmless (although your article does not recommend quantities safe to be consumed per day , especially for obese, pre-diabetic or diabetic people who read your articles)) , is a variation of the specious “everything in moderation” idea.
To be honest I don’t have much confidence in any supplementary antioxidants – there’s quite a bit of evidence that they can be harmful too.
If we’re going to look at studies, it would be more appropriate to look at studies actually on dark chocolate rather than vitamin E supplements etc though.
There are also quite a few RCTs showing potential cardiovascular benefits.
Regarding dark chocolate having a safe limit – I think there is a case to say that about almost all foods.
Obviously even smaller amounts of sugar may be a concern to some well-informed diabetics and those struggling with metabolic disorders, but for the majority of people, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a bit of dark chocolate.
Green and Blacks currently at 14 carbs with 5 fiber and 5 sugar per serving. Mot sure if that was changed sonce the post but its my fave so far. Almost has a fruity hint.
Interesting – just checked the images online and they’re still saying 15g, so maybe they have changed by a gram?!
I’ll check the next time I go shopping!
Tell me where to find the Vivani. I have been looking for it and can’t find anyone who currently carries the Vivani 85%. I agree with you completely that it is the best I have found, with a nice balance of texture and taste.
Hi Dave,
I haven’t been able to find it recently either and it seems to be listed as “unavailable” everywhere.
If it becomes available again or I find a new source I’ll update this!
I also have high cholesterol, controlled, is dark chocolate recommended?
HI Ana,
For medical issues, you will need to discuss with your doctor.
I think Lilly’s dark chocolate bar is one of the very, very best, and has no sugar at all, but is sweetened with stevia, ans tastes like a top-of-the-line chocolate bar. I hope you will include this one in your reviews in the near future.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll check out the Lilly’s bar!
Yes!!! Thank you! I LOVE chocolate and this helps so much! Sometimes it’s hard to find a good quality low carb chocolate bar!
Thanks, Lara! Is there anyone who doesn’t love chocolate??
Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Fairtrade 85% dark chocolate with cocoa from Equador, Ghana and Ivory Coast … Per 100g (5 portions!): Fat 51g (32 saturates, 18 mono-unsaturates) Carbs 16.8g (10.4 sugars) Fiber 14.1!! Which basically gives you 2g Net Carbs per 100g of chocolate … 1 gram net carbs per portion 20g which is satisfying enough … Tastes lovely, very smooth and you get 5 individually wrapped bars. Totally recommend it ! Ingredients: Cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar, soya lecithin, vanilla flavouring.
Sounds great! Vanilla always works well with dark chocolate.
Was that meant to be 2g net carbs per portion or per 100 grams?
carbs per 25g bar (5 in pack) 4.25, fibre 3.5g. – result 🙂
These are not low carb by any means. 1 – 3 carbs is low. You blow your low carb diet if you eat any of these brands.
Hi Jennifer,
Don’t forget that most of the carbs in cocoa are fibrous carbs and therefore not “net” (digestible) carbohydrate.
These options can fit into a low-carb diet as these diets can be anywhere up to around 100 grams of carbs per day.
Honestly, the best brand to buy if you are seriously watching carbs is Sam’s Choice Swiss Dark Chocolate 90% cocoa. It $2 for a 3.5 oz bar at Walmart. The nutritional info is: 30g, 190 calories, 17g fat, 5g carbs, 4g fiber, and 3g protein. At 5 total carbs, and 1 net, no other brand beats it.
That sounds good – not a bad price either!
You missed, by far, the best one: all organic, low monk sweetener, low carb, Keto oil….
Paleo Thin chocolate bars by Julian Bakery. Check them out!
What about Lily’s chocolate? I’ve heard and read that is good for low carb diets.
Lily’s is good too! Quite tasty as well.
I just purchased a Sams choice Swiss Dark Chocolate bar. 90% cocoa 30g serving. 17 g total fat total carbs=5g total sugars 3 g. Tastes good. Is it a good choice?
If it is 90% and tastes good then that sounds like a great choice!
I just tried it. It was so bitter!
Can you eat dark chocolate Kit Kat on a keto diet?
Depending on the overall carbohydrate intake over the day, that would be possible, but probably not advisable.
Ketogenic diets are ultra-low-carb diets, so a dark chocolate Kit Kat (which contains around 20 grams of carbohydrate) isn’t the best choice.
Is Toblerone Swiss Dark choco advisable for Keto?
That would be a little high in carbohydrates if you’re trying to follow a ketogenic diet.
46 thoughts on “Low Carb Chocolate: 21 Best Dark Chocolate Bars and Brands”
What do u think about Callebaut 70% ? It’s a belgian chocolate
Not too bad, I usually prefer a little bit darker chocolate but it’s a lot better than most still.
I ‘ve never tried it personally, so I’m not sure about the taste! Is it good?
I bought a 100g bar of Vivani peppermint based on this review.
It was very nice to eat, but when I read the nutrition panel I was shocked to discover it said it contains 55.7g of carbohydrate per 100g!!
Oh no!
Unfortunately, not all bars are the same. It’s the ‘85% dark chocolate’ one you want!
At least you enjoyed it I suppose….
No problem! Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Vivani is the best. I buy it since years. I use to eat 92% and recently 99%
Love Vivani, but I’ve never had the 99% stuff. How is it?
Hi Michael,
as a huge craft chocolate lover, you should try names like Taza, French Broad Chocolates, Videri, etc.
They all craft bars ranging from 50% to high cacao percentages (90 – 100%) and rich in flavor (select varietals of cacao bean have a terroir like the best high-end wines).
Even though these chocolate bars have no organic certifications, you should consider that in the small- and micro-batch chocolate scene, those stickers can be meaningless without the right practices. Makers regularly travel to the origin to be sure farmers adopt good agricultural practices and especially to consolidate trade relationships (trust is fundamental for both the parties).
Just checked out those bars – they all look great.
However, probably unaffordable for many people ($7 for 40g is pretty expensive)
I’m sure they’re a nice choice for those with the money, though.
Me too – if you like that one the ‘Chocolove’ is pretty good too! Similarish but slightly different taste.
Trader Joe’s the Dark Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Bar is delicious. 85% cacao.Total carbs 13 for 40 grams 6 sugar 5 fiber.Half of that is very satisfying.
Not tried that one but it sounds good!
forgot to mention the price which was 1.79 per 100 g .
Just started a no carb diet in an attempt to lose weight before my holidays but I’m really craving chocolate! Do you know which shops stock the Endangered Species bar? X
That depends on where you are?
But I know Whole Foods do – or you can buy on Amazon!
There is zero evidence that eating chocolate of any description has any measurable overall health benefit.You can wave at data about antioxidants, but where is the data for chocolate ? If a little chocolate is “good”, then is more chocolate better ?
Rationalizing the consumption of chocolate by pointing out some of the ingredients may be “healthy”, while completely ignoring the damage caused by the carbohydrate content is deceptive.
The question you haven’t answered is whether you are better off eating a certain food, or not eating a food in terms of benefit or damage to your health.
If as you say “Sugar is possibly the most damaging food product in the human diet” then even small discretionary consumption of carbohydrates must be damaging to some extent.
Evidence wise, there are a fair few systematic reviews showing benefit from cacao/dark chocolate. To answer your question though; if a little chocolate is good, then no…more chocolate is not better.
The same goes for fruit, a cup of tea with a spoon of sugar, and so on. For example, if someone enjoys one cup of coffee per day with 1 teaspoon of sugar (around 4g) is it really so bad? 85% + dark chocolate in a reasonable serving (1oz) contains less than 1tsp.
I agree that sugar is worthless nutritionally, and the less the better, but in such a small amount it’s unlikely to cause harm. I’d also say the net benefits (lots of minerals – especially rich in magnesium and iron, polyphenols etc) far outweigh any potential negatives.
I appreciate your comments, however there is simply no evidence that dietary antioxidants have any positive impact on health (eg: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/antioxidants/).
Furthermore, antioxidants in vitro do not necessarily translate to antioxidants in vivo due to the complex metabolic process. Your body’s use of its own “oxidants” is a vital part of fighting disease and repairing damage (eg: https://news.osu.edu/news/2000/04/11/newpascal/). The case against antioxidant supplementation has considerable evidence in higher mortality and cancer rates – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419320.
You state: “I’d also say the net benefits (lots of minerals – especially rich in magnesium and iron, polyphenols etc) far outweigh any potential negatives.”
That is a bold statement, unfortunately it’s not one supported by any evidence,
The idea that a small quantity of relatively low-carb chocolate is probably harmless (although your article does not recommend quantities safe to be consumed per day , especially for obese, pre-diabetic or diabetic people who read your articles)) , is a variation of the specious “everything in moderation” idea.
To be honest I don’t have much confidence in any supplementary antioxidants – there’s quite a bit of evidence that they can be harmful too.
Actually, I recently wrote a piece on the potential harms of vitamins and supplementary antioxidants here: https://nutritionadvance.com/vitamin-supplementation
If we’re going to look at studies, it would be more appropriate to look at studies actually on dark chocolate rather than vitamin E supplements etc though.
Here is a systematic review of RCTs that shows benefit for real food-based dark chocolate and cacao consumption in human subjects: http://medcraveonline.com/MOJPH/MOJPH-02-00023.pdf
There are also quite a few RCTs showing potential cardiovascular benefits.
Regarding dark chocolate having a safe limit – I think there is a case to say that about almost all foods.
Obviously even smaller amounts of sugar may be a concern to some well-informed diabetics and those struggling with metabolic disorders, but for the majority of people, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a bit of dark chocolate.
Green and Blacks currently at 14 carbs with 5 fiber and 5 sugar per serving. Mot sure if that was changed sonce the post but its my fave so far. Almost has a fruity hint.
Interesting – just checked the images online and they’re still saying 15g, so maybe they have changed by a gram?!
I’ll check the next time I go shopping!
Tell me where to find the Vivani. I have been looking for it and can’t find anyone who currently carries the Vivani 85%. I agree with you completely that it is the best I have found, with a nice balance of texture and taste.
Hi Dave,
I haven’t been able to find it recently either and it seems to be listed as “unavailable” everywhere.
If it becomes available again or I find a new source I’ll update this!
I also have high cholesterol, controlled, is dark chocolate recommended?
HI Ana,
For medical issues, you will need to discuss with your doctor.
If you want to read into the subject, there is a meta-analysis of randomized trials on dark chocolate and cholesterol here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51114109_Effects_of_cocoa_productsdark_chocolate_on_serum_lipids_A_meta-analysis
I think Lilly’s dark chocolate bar is one of the very, very best, and has no sugar at all, but is sweetened with stevia, ans tastes like a top-of-the-line chocolate bar. I hope you will include this one in your reviews in the near future.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll check out the Lilly’s bar!
Yes!!! Thank you! I LOVE chocolate and this helps so much! Sometimes it’s hard to find a good quality low carb chocolate bar!
Thanks, Lara! Is there anyone who doesn’t love chocolate??
Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Fairtrade 85% dark chocolate with cocoa from Equador, Ghana and Ivory Coast … Per 100g (5 portions!):
Fat 51g (32 saturates, 18 mono-unsaturates)
Carbs 16.8g (10.4 sugars)
Fiber 14.1!!
Which basically gives you 2g Net Carbs per 100g of chocolate … 1 gram net carbs per portion 20g which is satisfying enough … Tastes lovely, very smooth and you get 5 individually wrapped bars.
Totally recommend it !
Ingredients:
Cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar, soya lecithin, vanilla flavouring.
Sounds great! Vanilla always works well with dark chocolate.
Was that meant to be 2g net carbs per portion or per 100 grams?
carbs per 25g bar (5 in pack) 4.25, fibre 3.5g. – result 🙂
These are not low carb by any means. 1 – 3 carbs is low. You blow your low carb diet if you eat any of these brands.
Hi Jennifer,
Don’t forget that most of the carbs in cocoa are fibrous carbs and therefore not “net” (digestible) carbohydrate.
These options can fit into a low-carb diet as these diets can be anywhere up to around 100 grams of carbs per day.
On the other hand, for a very-low-carb ketogenic diet, these options may be more suitable: https://www.nutritionadvance.com/keto-friendly-sugar-free-chocolate-bars/
Honestly, the best brand to buy if you are seriously watching carbs is Sam’s Choice Swiss Dark Chocolate 90% cocoa. It $2 for a 3.5 oz bar at Walmart. The nutritional info is:
30g, 190 calories, 17g fat, 5g carbs, 4g fiber, and 3g protein.
At 5 total carbs, and 1 net, no other brand beats it.
That sounds good – not a bad price either!
You missed, by far, the best one: all organic, low monk sweetener, low carb, Keto oil….
Paleo Thin chocolate bars by Julian Bakery. Check them out!
What about Lily’s chocolate? I’ve heard and read that is good for low carb diets.
Lily’s is good too! Quite tasty as well.
I just purchased a Sams choice Swiss Dark Chocolate bar. 90% cocoa 30g serving. 17 g total fat total carbs=5g total sugars 3 g. Tastes good. Is it a good choice?
If it is 90% and tastes good then that sounds like a great choice!
I just tried it. It was so bitter!
Can you eat dark chocolate Kit Kat on a keto diet?
Depending on the overall carbohydrate intake over the day, that would be possible, but probably not advisable.
Ketogenic diets are ultra-low-carb diets, so a dark chocolate Kit Kat (which contains around 20 grams of carbohydrate) isn’t the best choice.
Is Toblerone Swiss Dark choco advisable for Keto?
That would be a little high in carbohydrates if you’re trying to follow a ketogenic diet.
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