Food review: Valor Sugar Free Dark Chocolate – 70% cacao
Rating: 0 (out of 5)
Review by: Alexa Williamson
Trying to keep my sugar consumption low in 2008, I thought I’d give this bar a try as the 70% cacoa content appealed. However, the artificial sweetener (which carries health risks) in this bar, aspartame, and malitol (a natural plant-based sugar alcohol, which still has minuses) – were so overwhelming they gave me diarrhea and just generally made me feel sick. Although I thought the cacao content was good, I wouldn’t touch this bar again with a ten-foot poll – unless I want to jeopardise my health!
NB: I can’t comment on the quality of their other chocolates and they may be very good – ie the ones without these sweeteners.
Further information:
Raw Intent chocolate reviews (The London Reviewer)
Conscious Chocolate reviews (The London Reviewer)
What makes for good chocolate? (The London Reviewer)
What’s in raw chocolate? (The London Reviewer)
