Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Does Dark Chocolate Have Fiber? How Much Is in One Bar
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on Aug 29 2026
Fiber sits two lines below Total Carbohydrate on a chocolate label andlooks like a rounding error. It is not. It is the ground-up cell wall ofthe cacao bean, which is why chocolate at 70% to 85% cacao carries about10.9 grams per 100 grams while milk chocolate carries 3.4. Here is how abar compares with an apple, a handful of almonds, and a slice ofwhole-wheat bread.
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Natural Sugar vs. Added Sugar: What's the Difference?
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on Jun 16 2026
A bowl of raspberries and a can of soda can show similar grams ofsugar, yet your body handles them very differently. The differencebetween natural sugar and added sugar is the fiber and nutrients thatcome with it, not the molecule. Here is how to tell them apart, whyguidelines cap added sugar near 50 grams a day, and how to read alabel in seconds.
