Fabelle Dark Chocolate — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Fabelle Dark Chocolate by Fabelle Dark ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A 'luxury' dark chocolate that's really sugar-first, propped up with two emulsifiers and artificial vanilla flavour.

Why this verdict

• Cane sugar is the #1 ingredient, ahead of cocoa
• Two stacked emulsifiers (INS 322 lecithin + INS 476 PGPR) tune the texture
• Artificial vanilla flavour, despite the 'pure cocoa' luxury image
• Only 29.2% cocoa solids — mostly sugar and added fat

Ingredients (7)

• Cane Sugar (moderate) — Contributes to sweetness; moderate in typical portions.
• Cocoa solids (29.2%) (safe) — The actual chocolate — source of flavanols and antioxidants, but here it's outweighed by sugar.
• Cocoa butter (9.9%) (moderate) — Natural cocoa fat; fine in itself but adds to a calorie-dense, fat-heavy load.
• Emulsifier INS 322 (lecithin) (moderate) — Common emulsifier to smooth texture; generally tolerated but a sign of processing.
• Emulsifier INS 476 (PGPR) (moderate) — Polyglycerol polyricinoleate — a synthetic emulsifier used to cut cocoa butter cost and control flow; a second stacked emulsifier.
• Iodised sea salt (safe) — Small amount for flavour balance; negligible nutritionally.
• Artificial flavour (Vanillin) (moderate) — Synthetic vanilla flavour engineered into a bar that markets itself on 'pure' cocoa craftsmanship.