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Dark chocolate Posted by Sue on 22/1/2024, 21:44:24 We have been purchasing Tesco Finest 72% dark chocolate for several years as it was very good value and gf. As always happens when you get used to a product they change the recipe and it now has a may contain warning. I know Green and Blacks bars are mostly gf, but they seem very expensive. Anyone got any other suggestions for suitable alternatives?

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Joan on 27/8/2024, 23:51:43, in reply to "Dark chocolate" There are a lot of recommendations below. But, is it all gluten-free?

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Rose on 13/6/2024, 8:34:47, in reply to "Dark chocolate" Consider trying Lindt Excellence 70% dark chocolate. It's gluten-free agar io and offers a similar rich taste at a reasonable price.

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Kim on 28/3/2024, 1:02:08, in reply to "Dark chocolate" I think it's worth the price. driveway resurfacing

Re: Dark chocolate - have you tried Plamil? Posted by Sue L, Kent on 22/2/2024, 18:30:59, in reply to "Dark chocolate" I have ended up buying Plamil 72% dark chocolate as it is absolutely fine for us, and no 'may contain' concerns. However with the demise of all our independent health shops in this area I now buy direct from Plamil or Dolphin Fitness (good offers).

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Liam on 15/2/2024, 4:13:39, in reply to "Dark chocolate" I bet this will taste good with Best Caramels

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Juliana on 27/1/2024, 20:06:18, in reply to "Dark chocolate" Some chocolates contain barley malt, which, of course, is not gluten free! I find the Moser Roth small chocolate bars at Aldi are fine for coeliacs.

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Graham on 23/1/2024, 13:53:02, in reply to "Dark chocolate" I'll have to have a look around Sue. Dark chocolate is meant to be very healthy - and I gave up dairy after find out the scary [disgusting] truth about the "industry". I don't eat chocolate very often, but I'll have a look in Sainsbury's on Thursday !

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Sue on 24/1/2024, 17:08:33, in reply to "Re: Dark chocolate" Thanks Graham. I have been in the habit of eating a couple of squares a day as it is meant to be beneficial. We use Sainsburys for our main shop, but when I was diagnosed 20 yrs ago their choc all had warnings on, we found the Tesco one and havent checked theirs since. Looking online it now seems that some of their bars do , some don't, but none are listed by CUK on their app, also some Lindt bars are listed, which I thought were out of bounds as they had too much malt in them, very confusing!

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by tiny susie on 24/1/2024, 9:36:15, in reply to "Re: Dark chocolate" I am very careful about what I eat now too......so if in doubt leave it outi.m.h.o.Tiny Susie

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Pam, Dorset on 23/1/2024, 11:59:22, in reply to "Dark chocolate" Why not contact Tesco to see if anything has actually changed in the manufacture. Sometimes they just change labelling to cover themselves. This happened decades ago with Cadburys when may contain labelling first appeared. I contacted them and they said nothing had changed in the manufacturing process, so I continued to eat CDM and have always been fine.

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Sue on 24/1/2024, 17:01:26, in reply to "Re: Dark chocolate" Thanks Pam, waiting for an answer from Tesco, they said they could see they had received a lot of other people asking the same. However from the packaging change it does appear that it is a new recipe/ manufacturer . I am very sensitive so do avoid any products that " may contain" especially as I like to eat a couple of squares a day as it is meant to be beneficial

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Bill D on 24/1/2024, 19:48:16, in reply to "Re: Dark chocolate" This 'may contain' thing has mixed blessings really. It's a useful warning of course but may be just a 'covering our backside' warning and in reality it is ok. Personally I play it safe and don't buy anything with such a warning, however I do buy things that might not state it is GF but conversely does not have any may contain warnings. Touch wood I seem to have got away with it. I say 'seem to' as when I do have an episode it's difficult to say for sure what may have caused it. In my experience most supermarket brands don't seem to have these warnings, is it because they are less risk averse than the giants in the food industry? Bill D.

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Sheena on 28/1/2024, 11:13:16, in reply to "Re: Dark chocolate" Choceur from Aldi. 5 small bars and not expensive. I like the milk chocolate but they do a dark one as well.

Re: Dark chocolate Posted by Bobby S on 28/1/2024, 13:10:19, in reply to "Re: Dark chocolate" Aldi has a surprisingly good selection of chocolate, including dark. One or two contain wheat and/or barley malt but most are OK. The milk chocolate ones with a strawberry yogurt filling are particluarly nice

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