Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Dark Chocolate vs Milk Chocolate: A Nutrition Comparison
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on May 31 2026
The percentage printed on a dark chocolate bar is doing more work thanmost shoppers realize. It sets the flavanols, the sugar, and the fiberall at once. Dark chocolate carries about five times the flavanols ofmilk chocolate and several grams less sugar per serving, while milkchocolate's one edge is calcium. Here is the full nutrition breakdown,plus where a high-protein dark bar fits.
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Ingredients to Avoid in Protein Bars: A Buyer's Guide
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on May 16 2026
Most popular protein bars are ultra-processed by design — builtaround sugar alcohols, refined oils, soy protein isolate, and astack of emulsifiers that lets the bar survive a hot warehouse.This is a practical buyer's guide to the six ingredients to avoidin protein bars, the research behind each one, and what a cleaneringredient panel actually looks like at retail.
