AB204 - Torras - Milk chocolate and stevia almonds 125 g

A perfect chocolate for a low carb, sugar free or keto diet

If you suffer from diabetes, you know how difficult it can sometimes be to have a low glycemic index. Often you deny yourself a little treat because it is considered too sweet and can harm your blood sugar. That is why this milk chocolate and almonds from the Torras brand will satisfy all your desires. Only sweetened with Stevia and erythritol and containing no refined sugar, you can treat yourself to this little gourmet break without worrying about your health. Also, this sugar-free chocolate is ideal for a low-carb diet or a sugar-free diet. Even if you are a diabetic, you can therefore allow yourself to succumb from time to time to a small square of chocolate.

The health benefits of chocolate

All too often, we tend to believe that we should completely ban chocolate as part of a diet. This is a fatal mistake, even if you want to ensure good weight loss because chocolate has many benefits. Whether dark or milk, it is above all a powerful source of magnesium. Magnesium is essential to ensure the proper functioning of the body since it helps fight depressive symptoms and has a beneficial effect on the brain. In addition, chocolate is full of antioxidants, essential for good health and energy. Also, whether you are following a keto diet or simply want to take care of your health, sugar-free chocolate is for you.

Features and qualities:

Chocolate without added sugar with milk and almond pieces with stevia gluten-free, net weight 125 g with 40% minimum cocoa. In the history of chocolate, the TORRAS chocolate factory (Girona, Spain) has distinguished itself for manufacturing chocolate without added sugar since 1890. With a low glycemic index because sweetened with stevia plant extracts, biting into this chocolate becomes a healthy pleasure and not a guilt, to be enjoyed without complexes and without gaining weight. Addicts take note...

Benefits :

Everything is said when we compare the energy value for the quantities of sugar present in a commercial milk chocolate which is far too sweet (around 52 g of sugar on average per 100 g) with this chocolate without added sugar (14.5 g of sugars naturally present per 100 g).

In addition, following a low-carb or low-calorie diet without allowing yourself little pleasures is very frustrating and unfortunately often doomed to failure. To support your desire to lose weight or maintain your figure, it can represent a small "crack" without consequences. In the same vein, also discover sugar-free dark chocolate in our shop as well as the entire range of low-carb chocolates without added sugar.

Sweeteners, substitutes for sugar

Is replacing sugar with Stevia and erythritol good for your health? What about the glycemic index?

- Decryption:

Stevia: Native to South America, stevia is a naturally occurring sweetener containing zero calories and having a significant sweetening power. It is by extracting the leaves of the plant bearing the same name that the sweetener is manufactured. According to some American studies, glycosides present in stevia extract contribute to the reduction of blood pressure, to the reduction of glucose absorption in the intestine thus promoting a drop in blood sugar levels.

Erythritol: Natural sweetener found in fruits (such as melon, grapes, pears), fermented foods (miso) or soy sauce which produces a very low level of glucose in the blood with almost 0 calories (0.2 kcal/g compared to 4 for sugar).

- Health impacts:

Polyols = sweeteners used in the manufacture of this milk chocolate, (here Stevia and Erythritol), substitutes for the sugar used in chocolate bars by the food industry. Furthermore, they do not induce an increase in blood sugar in cases of diabetes, do not cause insulin spikes and are not responsible for the appearance of cavities.

- Low GI:

We now clearly know that the role of the glycemic index as a tool for comparing the different food products we consume is crucial.

In fact, the GI allows us to compare food products based on their ability to raise blood sugar levels (= glycemia). In fact, the higher a food's GI, the more it raises blood sugar levels.

Based on 100 which represents the highest GI, here are some examples of products and their associated GI:

White baguette = 95 White sandwich bread = 70 Wholemeal sandwich bread = 71 White rusk = 68 Wholemeal bread = 65 Chocolate powder (sweet) = 60 Milk chocolate = 50

Thus, we can clearly see that even wholemeal bread has a glycemic index higher than 55.

Milk chocolate has a GI of 50 but it should still be consumed in moderation if it is made with a large quantity of carbohydrates.

The glycemic index (GI) can be classified as follows:

• High IG if > 70
• Moderate IG when it is between 56 and 69
• Low IG if < 55

Who is this product for?

This product is intended for diabetics as well as anyone wishing to control their sugar intake and thus prevent weight gain. And of course anyone following a low-carb diet.

Recipe ideas and little pleasures:

Eat a small square of unsweetened milk chocolate and almonds for a snack, dipped in a nice hot coffee that melts slowly...simply.

Also, crushed into small pieces and sprinkled in a glass of fresh fruit for dessert.

Store in a cool, dry place.