Are Thornton's Chocolates High In Syns On Slimming World? - Our Unofficial SW Syn Guide!

There's nothing quite like digging into a box of chocolates, whether it's a special occasion or you simply feel like treating yourself, and the great thing about the slimming world is that you can indulge guilt-free as long as your tracking the syns in your chocolates!

Thornton's chocolates have around 10.5 syns for 50g, making them quite high in syns, we, therefore, suggest having these chocolates in moderation.

In our syn guide below, we will discuss in further detail why Thornton's chocolates are so high in syns, syn values of their chocolate range and some low syn alternative boxes of chocolates.

Why Are Thornton's Chocolates So High In Syns?

At around 10.5 syns for 50g, Thornton's chocolates are very high in syns, this is mainly due to the fat and sugar content in the chocolates.

This works out to be around 3.5 syns per chocolate, meaning you could have up to around 4 chocolates before using all of your 15 syn daily allowance.

We would suggest having these chocolates in moderation since they have around 7g of sugar per one.

Syn Values Of Thornton's Chocolates

Thornton's chocolates have varying syns according to the type and flavour you choose, so as you can compare syns, we've listed some options below.

• Thorntons 10 Caramel Shortcake Bites Milk Chocolate - 3 syns.
•  Thorntons 10 Milk Chocolate Fudge Brownie Bites - 2.5 syns.
•  Thorntons Continental Milk, Dark, White Chocolate Gift Box 284g - 3.5 syns per one.
•  Thorntons Fudge Brownie Slice 64g - 13 syns.
•  Thorntons Classic 449g - 3.5 syns per one.
•  Thorntons Milk Chocolate Caramel Crunch Biscuits 128g - 3.5 syns.
•  Thorntons 5 Billionaire Brownie Fingers Milk Chocolate - 4.5 syns.
•  Thorntons 10 Chocolate Orange Brownie Bites - 2.5 syns.
•  Thorntons Continental Alpini Praline Chocolates 110g - 15 syns.
•  Thorntons Caramel Crunch Milk Chocolate 128g - 3 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Thornton's Chocolates

If you find a box of Thornton's chocolates to just be too high in syns, there are lots of other low syn alternatives for a sweet treat when you are in the chocolate mood.

We've listed a few boxes of chocolates to check out below.

• Ferrero Rocher Gift Box of Chocolate 24 Pieces (300g) - 3.5 syns per one.
•  Maltesers Truffles Milk Chocolate Gift Box of Chocolates 200g - 5 syns.
•  Dairy Box The Classic Collection A Delicious Assortment of Milk Chocolates 326g - 5.5 syns for two.
•  Galaxy Truffles Milk Chocolate Gift Box of Chocolates 190g - 5 syns.
•  Lindt Lindor Assorted Chocolate Truffles 200G - 7.5 syns for 25g.
•  Quality Street Carton 220G - 4.5 syns.
•  Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffles Carton 200G - 7.5 syns for 25g.
•  Maltesers Truffle Medium Gift Box 200G - 5 syns for 20g.
•  Ferrero Rocher 24 Pieces Boxed Chocolates 300G - 7.5 syns for 25g.
•  Guylian Seashells Boxed Chocolates 250G - 8 syns for 25g.
•  Celebrations Carton 240G - 7 syns for 30g.
•  Hotel Chocolat Praline Collection Chocolates 6 pack (each) – 4 1/2 syns.
•  Toblerone Milk 360G - 8.5 syns for 30g.
•  Nestle Quality Street, The Purple One (each) – 2 1/2 syns.
•  Hotel Chocolat Champagne Hearts 6 pack (each) – 3 syns.
•  Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange Ball 157G - 8 syns for four segments.
•  Cadbury Heroes Tub 600G - 12.5 syns for 50g.
•  Ferrero Collection 12 Pieces Boxed Chocolates 135G - 15 syns for half.
•  Maltesers White Truffles 200G - 5 syns for 18g.

Last Words

Overall, Thornton's box of chocolates is high in syns, with the average small chocolate having around 3.5 syns per one, allowing you to have up to 4 chocolates on the slimming world plan before using all of your 15 syn daily allowance.

We recommend keeping track of how many chocolates you are having when eating out of a box or choosing small portions of chocolates to help you stay on track with your syns, we have a great syn guide to all kinds of chocolate including small bars here.