# Looking for fancy, expensive sugar free chocolates **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 3, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946 "2005-12-03T21:48:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/1 "2005-12-03T21:48:57Z")
Anyone know where I can get some really decadent chocolates that are sugar free? I’ve scoped out Godiva, and they are winning the race so far, but I’d like to see a few other sites. I don’t want run-of-the-mill chocolate. I need world-class chocolatiers’ version of sugar free. I don’t do the fancy chocolates often, so I have no idea if Godiva is at the top of the heap or not. But I know there are some serious chocolate fiends out there amongst you. Anyone? ANYONE? Thanks all. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/2 "2005-12-03T22:10:20Z")
Godiva chocolates are very good, but I’ve never tried their sugar-free version. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/3 "2005-12-03T22:23:55Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Godiva chocolates are very good, but I’ve never tried their sugar-free version. They’re for my diabetic MIL. She scarfs 'em down like a hound. I wanted to get her something extra special for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/4 "2005-12-04T00:31:41Z")
Bump… I could really use some help with this. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/5 "2005-12-04T00:54:13Z")
Some of the vendors at[this gourmet chocolate site](http://www.chocosphere.com/) have sugar free chocolates. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/6 "2005-12-04T02:27:35Z")
Godiva sells sugar-free chocolate. Can burn quite a hole in your pocket though, given how much their stuff goes for. ---
**Author:** ![suezeekay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@suezeekay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suezeekay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/7 "2005-12-04T08:55:53Z")
I ordered from this place from my mom. I was looking at the reviews on the Amazon site for Godiva and someone recommended this site. [http://www.danschocolates.com/](http://www.danschocolates.com/) ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/8 "2005-12-04T09:28:12Z")
Well, I don’t have any recommendations on high quality sugar-free chocolates for you, unfortunately. However … I would recommend that they only be eaten in small quantities - scarfing down mass quantities could possibly mean a tummy ache and digestive problems!! Seriously, take it from someone who knows!! Too much of that sugar replacement -will- give digestive problems. The preceeding announcement brought to you by the makers of Immodium … LOL!! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/9 "2005-12-04T10:43:43Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > Well, I don’t have any recommendations on high quality sugar-free chocolates for you, unfortunately. However … I would recommend that they only be eaten in small quantities - scarfing down mass quantities could possibly mean a tummy ache and digestive problems!! Seriously, take it from someone who knows!! Too much of that sugar replacement -will- give digestive problems. > > The preceeding announcement brought to you by the makers of Immodium … LOL!! Evidently this doesn’t seem to phase her, as she’s been inhaling these little treats like oxygen for some time now. I guess a serious chocoholic doesn’t give a shit! ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/10 "2005-12-04T14:53:20Z")
> [@](#): > > . However … I would recommend that they only be eaten in small quantities - This usually only applies to sugar alcohols. If they use artificial sweetners instead (or stevia which is a natural 0 cal sweetner) this should not be an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/11 "2005-12-04T15:57:20Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > This usually only applies to sugar alcohols. If they use artificial sweetners instead (or stevia which is a natural 0 cal sweetner) this should not be an issue. The interesting thing about Godiva’s candies is that they’re NOT low-calorie. You still get fat…you just don’t skew your blood sugar readings. I saw another site that used fructose. I’m not sure a diabetic would be ok taking that. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/12 "2005-12-04T17:12:25Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > This usually only applies to sugar alcohols. If they use artificial sweetners instead (or stevia which is a natural 0 cal sweetner) this should not be an issue. **Kanicbird** , how do you know which ones are okay … er, which ones would cause the problem and which ones wouldn’t that is? Guess you have to read the package label pretty closely - but which ones are the sugar alcohols? I’d greatly appreciate this, because I’ve been thinking of getting some of the sugar-free ones as well. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/13 "2005-12-04T17:28:08Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > **Kanicbird** , how do you know which ones are okay … er, which ones would cause the problem and which ones wouldn’t that is? Guess you have to read the package label pretty closely - but which ones are the sugar alcohols? I’d greatly appreciate this, because I’ve been thinking of getting some of the sugar-free ones as well. Thanks! I’m not **kanicbird** , but if the ingredient ends in “-itol,” like mannitol or sorbitol, that’s generally a sugar alcohol. They aren’t all called something-itol, though. [This site](http://www.lowcarb.ca/tips/tips010.html) is about low-carb dieting, but has some information about sugar alcohols that you may find useful. It tells why the effects occur, for one thing, which I didn’t know. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/14 "2005-12-04T17:28:24Z")
Is there a Sam’s Club or Costco in Shangrala? At least one of those places (think it was Sam’s) has had a vendor in-store selling [these](http://www.1on1.net/cgi-1on1/ldstore/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=ENTER+SHOP&THISPAGE=p1AmberLyn-Chocolate.htm&ORDER_ID=!ORDERID!) really good low-carb chocolate bars. (Does low-carbohydrate equal safe for diabetics?) I’m afraid I can’t find a better resource on them but it was hard just to find these on the net. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/15 "2005-12-04T17:35:24Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > **Kanicbird** , how do you know which ones are okay … er, which ones would cause the problem and which ones wouldn’t that is? Guess you have to read the package label pretty closely - but which ones are the sugar alcohols? I’d greatly appreciate this, because I’ve been thinking of getting some of the sugar-free ones as well. Thanks! To tell the truth, I’m not sure. I know she’s been getting hers from another big name (but not high end) company, and she just says “sugar free”. I don’t know how closely she reads the labels. I’ll also add that she’s not insulin-dependent. Diet and those booster pills are all she uses. I think she has more wiggle room than an insulin dependent diabetic would have. I’m sure if that’s wrong, someone here will correct me. ---
**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/16 "2005-12-04T18:38:27Z")
I was in Harry and David yesterday, and they were carring sugar free. [Here’s](http://www.harryanddavid.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=201&cgrfnbr=707&category_sel=707&page_selected=1) some more information from their website. Also, I don’t know where you are, buut there is a place in New Port Richey, FL called Grandma’s Candy Kitchen that carries a wonderful selection. They ship, too, as I recall. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/17 "2005-12-04T18:48:35Z")
My favorite No Sugar Added chonklit is in bar form, from Guylian of Belgium. Pretty widely available in the NE US anyway. There’s milk, dark, and I think maybe milk with almonds. Stomach friendly, mostly, for me. Last teh holidayas I was given a sugar-free assortment from [Li-Lac Chocolates](http://www.li-lacchocolates.com/) of NYC. Those I had a little tummy trouble with, but they were delicious and classily presented. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/18 "2005-12-04T18:54:23Z")
Munsons makes pretty good sugar-free chocolates: [http://www.munsonschocolates.com/](http://www.munsonschocolates.com/) They were the first sugar-free that I ever tried that I actually would eat voluntarily. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/19 "2005-12-04T20:07:22Z")
Another followup question is whether you’re looking for (a) sugar-free chocolates that are still sweet from sugar alcohols, or (b) just plain sugar-free chocolates. If the latter, Domori makes “Puro” chocolate that is 100% chocolate, Michel Cluizel makes a 99% chocolate, and some other companies also make similar stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946/20 "2005-12-04T21:35:48Z")
I don’t know specifically about sugar-free chocolates, but Godiva is more known for being widely available and ridiculously expensive than for being particularly world-class. They may be the best chocolate that’s mass-marketed, but they’re far from the best chocolate out there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fancy-expensive-sugar-free-chocolates/333946.md?page=2)