# Target Unreal Candy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426 "2012-11-29T01:29:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/1 "2012-11-29T01:29:11Z")
Has anyone been eating this or has tried it? Its pretty good. Significantly less sugar and a lower glycemic index. Not bad for a diet deviation or healthy option. > **[UNREAL® | Chocolate Snacks](https://unrealsnacks.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/2 "2012-11-29T13:01:53Z")
I tried some samples at a recent trade show - it tasted pretty good, less noticeably sweet but very good. As long as it’s used as a substitute for other treats I could see it as a part of balanced approach to diet. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/3 "2012-11-29T21:27:55Z")
I love this stuff, especially the Snickers and Milky Way knockoffs. The M&Ms are good, but since they are colored with natural dyes, they are not that bright. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/4 "2012-11-29T22:15:27Z")
I’m willing to try them even if the colors are off. Does the chocolate taste like chocolate? Off-brand candy often has waxy tasting chocolate. Do they make anything in dark chocolate? The website doesn’t really say, unfortunatly. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/5 "2012-11-30T00:02:27Z")
The M&Ms have a more dark chocolate taste than reg. M&Ms. My son was eating the M&Ms and said they look like stones and thought it was cool. I think the Snickers is much better than reg. Snickers. Basically all these taste similar to their main counterpart, but with out the edge of intense sugar. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/6 "2013-01-02T20:54:04Z")
I did find bags of the ersatz snickers and peanut butter cups. I thought the fun-size snickers-like bars were good, denser than a full size Snickers ™ and more satisfying. I liked the peanut butter cups, which surpised me because I don’t normally like sweetened peanut butter in candy. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/7 "2013-01-02T21:46:18Z")
The key to this candy is INULIN. It’s a complex carbohydrate that is metabolized differently, and can be used as a substitute for flour, sugar, and fat. It doesn’t taste as sweet as sugar, it contains some fiber, and it has a lower Glycemic Index than regular sugar, so it’s more friendly to Diabetics. One word of caution: this is NOT a pig-out candy. Inulin can affect some people the same way as sugar alcohols, a common ingredient in “sugar free” candies. The stuff gets to your guts, and the bacteria have a drunken party, leaving you with gut rumbles and the runs. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/8 "2013-01-02T21:50:49Z")
Not to threadshit or anything, but is this kind of the same thing as making sweets for yourself at home, where you can control all the ingredients? I theorize that the cookies I usually make and have on hand are healthier for us than store-bought cookies, but I’ve never been sure of that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/9 "2013-01-03T18:10:54Z")
I think you’re right, **Cat Whisperer** , even the Unjunked website says it’s still candy. It’s just \*\*less \*\*bad for you than the mass-produced candy with corn syrup, preservatives, and fillers. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/10 "2013-01-03T19:22:01Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Not to threadshit or anything, but is this kind of the same thing as making sweets for yourself at home, where you can control all the ingredients? I theorize that the cookies I usually make and have on hand are healthier for us than store-bought cookies, but I’ve never been sure of that. Can you buy inulin? When I was doing the low carb thing I made some great chocolates with erythritol and liquid sucralose (just add to cocoa and coconut oil!) but they are both expensive and hard to come by. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/11 "2013-01-03T22:37:47Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > Can you buy inulin? \ Good question. This thread inspired me to make “healthfood cookies” yesterday - for sweetening, I used a smaller amount of brown sugar and some molasses, and they turned out very delicious (I also put oatmeal, coconut, cranberries, toasted almonds, raisins, chocolate protein powder, and chocolate chips in them). ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/12 "2013-01-03T23:18:12Z")
I think it would be very difficult to make cookies worse for you than regular store-bought cookies (Oreos, Chips Ahoy, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/13 "2013-01-03T23:52:07Z")
I tried their peanut butter cups. Different flavor than Reese’s (less sweet), but still good. They don’t skimp on the chocolate and were overall very good candy. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/14 "2013-01-04T04:18:36Z")
Here is inulin from a vendor I have used in the past: [http://www.iherb.com/Search?kw=inulin&x=0&y=0#cid=1608&none](http://www.iherb.com/Search?kw=inulin&x=0&y=0#cid=1608&none) ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/15 "2013-01-04T06:01:05Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I tried their peanut butter cups. Different flavor than Reese’s (less sweet), but still good. They don’t skimp on the chocolate and were overall very good candy. I tried it today. Took me a little bit to find the candies, but I finally found them. I agree that the peanut butter cups don’t taste like Reese’s, but they’re good in their own right. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-unreal-candy/642426/16 "2013-01-04T06:12:17Z")
I ave seen them in Walgreens in the diabetic candy/protein bar section