Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Bar chart of total sugar in a 60 g bar: Marmels 62 percent cacao 12 g, 70 to 85 percent dark 15 g, 60 to 69 percent 22 g, 45 to 59 percent 29 g and milk chocolate 31 g

by Mo Mandegar, PhD on Aug 20 2026

Two bars on the same shelf both say "dark chocolate." One is 47% cacao and one is 72%, and the first holds roughly twice the sugar. The percentage on the front of the wrapper is a sugar ceiling in disguise: 70-85% cacao averages about 24 grams of sugar per 100 grams, while 45-59% averages 49. Here is the full breakdown by tier, what those grams mean against a daily budget, and the three things the percentage will not tell you.

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