Is Dark Chocolate Slimming World Friendly? - Our Syn Guide

We all know that dark chocolate is meant to be better for us than milk chocolate, but how many syns does this chocolate have on the slimming world? Can you eat it on the plan?

Dark chocolate can have varying syns according to flavours and mix-ins, but for plain dark chocolate, you can expect to use around 1.5 syns a square weighing around 5g, making it low in syns, but still should be consumed within moderation. 

In our syn guide below, we will discuss how much dark chocolate you can eat in the slimming world, some syn values of dark chocolate, how dark chocolate compares to milk chocolate and some other low syn alternatives for when you feel like something sweet.

How Much Dark Chocolate Can I Eat On Slimming World?

At 1.5 syns a square, you could have up to 10 squares of dark chocolate before using up all of your daily syn allowance, making it a great low syn sweet treat compared to normal high sugar chocolate.

Dark chocolate is raved about in the health industry, it is full of health benefits such as antioxidants and can even help to suppress your appetite to a degree, in order to get the best health benefits from chocolate, it's recommended you choose dark chocolate over 70%.

Dark chocolate should still be eaten in moderation however due to the high-calorie content.

Dark Chocolate Syn Values

Dark chocolate all has a similar value if you choose the plain option, but with different sizes and ingredients, popular dark chocolate brands can vary in syns.

We've listed some syn values of dark chocolate down below to help you compare.

• Skinny Whip Mint & Dark Chocolate Snack Bars 5 x 25g - 5 syns.
• Skinny Crunch Mint & Dark Chocolate Snack Bars 5x 19g - 4.5 syns.
• After Eight Dark Mint Chocolate Carton Box 300g - 4.5 syns for two.
• Bliss Dark Chocolate & Coconut Whip Bars 5 x 25g (125g) - 5 syns.
• Kit Kat 2 Finger Dark Chocolate Biscuit Bar Multipack 9 Pack - 5 syns.
• Lindt Excellence Intense Dark 90% Cocoa Chocolate Bar 100g - 12 syns for four squares.
• Lindt Excellence Dark Sea Salt Chocolate Bar 100g - 9 syns for four squares.
• Cadbury Bournville Classic Dark Chocolate Bar 180g - 6 syns for 22.5g.
• Bliss Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Whip Bars 5 x 25g (125g) - 5 syns.
• Aldi Moser Roth Dark 85% Cocoa Chocolate 125g - 7.5 syns.
• Green & Black's Organic 85% Dark Chocolate Bar 90g - 5 syns for 18g.
• Grenade Carb Killa Dark Chocolate Raspberry 60g - 11 syns.
• Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles Box 200g - 4.5 syns.
• Aldi Moser Roth Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bars 5 x 25g - 7 syns.
• Tesco Classic Dark Chocolate 100g - 6 syns.
• Skinny Crunch Mint & Dark Chocolate Snack Bar 5 x 19g - 4 syns.
• Cadbury Darkmilk Chocolate Bar 85g - 4 syns for three chunks.
• Galaxy Darker Milk Chocolate 110g bar (25g) – 7 syns. 
• Tesco Dark Chocolate Chips 100g - 7 syns a serving.
• Lindt Excellence Dark Caramel and Sea Salt Chocolate Bar 100g - 5 syns for two squares.

Is Dark Chocolate Better For You Than Milk Chocolate?

Most people argue that dark chocolate is better for you than milk chocolate, but does it differ by much when it comes to syns? Well, on average as we mentioned above, a square of dark chocolate is 1.5 syns, for a square of milk chocolate, it is also 1.5 syns on average.

The main difference between milk and dark chocolate is the sugar content which can often make syns higher and isn't as good for you nutritionally.

Low Syn Alternatives To Dark Chocolate

If you are bored of dark chocolate, or you just love chocolate and you are looking for some low-syn options, we've got some great alternatives for you to check out down below.

• Cadbury Picnic Bars (32g bar) – 7 1/2 syns.  
• Lindt Strawberries & Cream White Chocolate Lindor Balls (each) – 4 syns.
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar (32.5g bar) – 8 1/2 syns.
• Cadbury White Buttons (32.4g bag) – 8 1/2 syns. 
• Lindt Swiss Luxury Chocolate Selection (each) – 3 syns. 
• Lindt Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate Lindor Balls (each) – 4 syns.
• Milky Way Bar (21.5g bar) – 5 syns. 
• Twix Fingers (23g bar) – 5 1/2 syns. 
• Cadbury Bitsa Wispa (25g) – 7 syns. 
• Revels (25g) – 6 syns.
• Bounty, Milk Chocolate (28.5g bar) – 7 syns. 
• Galaxy Counters (25g) – 6 1/2 syns. 
• Hotel Chocolat Caramel Cheesecake Chocolates (each) – 3 syns.
• Galaxy Minstrels (25g) – 6 syns.
• Hotel Chocolat Champagne Hearts 6 pack (each) – 3 syns.
• Hotel Chocolat Praline Collection Chocolates 6 pack (each) – 4 1/2 syns.

Last Words

Overall, dark chocolate has 1.5 syns in per square, making it a great low syn treat, you could have up to 10 squares before using up your whole daily syn allowance, making it the same in syns as milk chocolate, but a better choice for people watching their sugar intake.