Simply Lite Fine Chocolate Candy Bar, Dark Chocolate — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Simply Lite Fine Chocolate Candy Bar, Dark Chocolate by Simply ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A lab-built sugar-free bar: maltitol is the #1 ingredient, swapping sugar for a sugar alcohol that famously triggers bloating and a laxative effect.

Why this verdict

• Maltitol, a manufactured sugar alcohol, is the #1 ingredient — ahead of any real chocolate
• Maltitol commonly causes gas, bloating, and a laxative effect; the package even warns about it
• Built around engineered sweetness, not nutrition — sweetener comes before cocoa
• Soy lecithin emulsifier rounds out a formula designed to mimic candy without sugar

Ingredients (7)

• maltitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol; spikes blood sugar more than other polyols and causes GI distress.
• Chocolate liquor (cocoa mass) (safe) — Ground cocoa — the actual chocolate, carrying antioxidant flavanols.
• Cocoa Butter (moderate) — Natural cocoa fat; fine in small amounts but adds to a heavy saturated-fat load.
• Inulin (vegetable fiber) (safe) — Genuine prebiotic fiber that feeds gut bacteria; a real positive, though it can add to gas at high doses.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
• vanilla (safe) — A flavoring used in tiny amounts. Harmless.
• cinnamon (safe) — A real spice; the one flavor that lives up to the name.