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Didn't they used to be available without sweeteners?
Hello emoHtA_1, thank you for your inquiry. Are you looking for a chocolate completely without sweetener or just a normal chocolate bar with sugar like our Frey Noir Special 72 %? Best regards, your M-Infoline team
That's what I mean, but I can't find it in the range. Try searching with 72, you should be able to find it there. Unfortunately not.
Hm,
Hi emoHtA_1, thanks for your feedback. If we enter 72%, we will find the chocolate. But we will also be happy to give you the link: https://www.migros.ch/en/product/100121300000. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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The digital price tag in the Winkelried store said 2.20 (I checked and the article name was correct), at the checkout the bar costs 2.40. I thought that with the digital price tags this should no longer happen!
Hello Schoggitiger123, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are sorry that the price was not correct. This should not be the case. That's why we checked the data in our system. This process took a while. We apologize that we are only now getting back to you with news. Unfortunately, our investigations were unsuccessful. The information you entered is correct. Did you happen to take a photo of the price tag so that we can rule out any confusion with the conventional version (with sugar)? Because the price of 2.20 francs matches this one. Kind regards, your M-Infoline team
Thanks for the answer. I didn't pay attention to the variant and didn't take a photo. Then my board was probably in the wrong compartment. And my confidence in the digital price tags has been somewhat strengthened again.
Hello Schoggitiger123
Thank you for your feedback. The Migros Winkelried store management has checked the chocolates and the price tags. There were indeed 2 bars that had been put away incorrectly - this error has now been corrected. If you notice anything again, you are of course welcome to contact the team on site directly. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Wasn't it once sweetened with stevia? Now only artificial sweeteners 😕
Hello Katniss, as you can see from the list of ingredients, the recipe has not been changed. The Noir spécial 7% with no added sugar is still sweetened with maltitol and steviol glycosides from stevia. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Is this bar vegan?
Hello Michi2000, the chocolate Noir Spécial 72% with no added sugar contains no ingredients or additives of animal origin and can therefore be described as vegan. However, it has not been certified as vegan and therefore does not carry a corresponding V-label on the packaging. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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I was at Migros and got a bar that looks similar to this one. Instead of "Suitable for diabetics" it just says "No added sugar". The label is also purple. I was looking for this bar here:
http://chocolatfrey.ch/de/produkte/classic-tafeln
but I couldn't find it. It only says "Suitable for diabetics".
The question is: Is the bar that says "No added sugar" usable for diabetics? Where can I actually find this bar on your website?
I bought the bar in Migros. The sales clerk said that it is suitable for diabetics. If this is not the case, then they must say somewhere that bars without added sugar are not intended for diabetics.
Hello jmeile
Thank you for your comment and your inquiry.
Chocolat Noir with no added sugar is suitable for diabetics, even if it is not specifically labeled. The lack of information on the packaging has to do with the planned legal changes. Since the end of 2012, diabetic products are no longer permitted in Germany (and later in the entire EU). In Switzerland, it will also no longer be permitted in future to write on a product that it is specially suitable for diabetics. Swiss legislation will be amended accordingly in the near future. After a transitional period of probably 2 years, there will no longer be any diabetic information on products. The adjustments have already been made for Chocolat Noir without added sugar.
The changes in food law are a consequence of the amended nutritional guidelines for diabetics. These hardly differ from the recommendations for the general population and correspond to a healthy, balanced diet according to the principles of the food pyramid. The basic principle of the "sugar ban" is considered outdated and special foods for diabetics are no longer provided for.
Although special products are no longer included in modern dietary guidelines for diabetics, they are still in demand, both from diabetics and from health-conscious consumers. The products therefore remain in the range, but without a corresponding label and without the note: "10 g of usable carbohydrates are contained in x g".
In order to find the special products for diabetics in Migros' wide range, our information sheet with special products for diabetics is very useful. You can find this at: http://www.migros.ch/generation-m/de/gesundheit/allergien-intoleranzen-ernaehrungsbeduerfnisse/diabetiker.html
We hope to be able to give you a clear answer. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
Kind regards from the M-Infoline team
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Is there no way to sweeten the chocolate with natural sugar substitutes? For example, stevia or agave syrup?
...The problem with aspartame is that it breaks down in the human body into its basic substances aspartic acid (40%), phenylalanine (50%) and methanol (10%):
Phenylalanine is very dangerous for people who suffer from the congenital metabolic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU). Due to a deficiency or defect in the body's own enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts phenylalanine (which also occurs in the body) into tyrosine, phenylalanine accumulates in the body and is converted into phenylpyruvic acid. The consequences include stunted growth and "feeblemindedness". This is why foods containing aspartame must be labeled "contains phenylalanine". In addition, an increased phenylalanine content in the blood causes a reduced serotonin level in the brain, which can lead to emotional disorders such as depression. Low serotonin levels are particularly dangerous for unborn babies and young children. In an affidavit before the US Congress, Dr. Louis J. Elsas also showed that phenylalanine is broken down far better by rodents (on which Monsanto's studies are based) than by humans.
Aspartic acid is even more dangerous. Dr. Russel L. Blaylock of the Medical University of Mississippi, citing over 500 scientific references, has found that drastically high levels of free unbound amino acids such as aspartamic acid or glutamic acid (of which monosodium glutatamate is 90%) cause severe chronic neurological disorders and a variety of other acute symptoms. Normally, the so-called blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents increased levels of aspartame and glutamate as well as other high concentrations of toxins in the blood supply to the brain. However, firstly the BBB is not fully developed in childhood, secondly it does not protect all parts of the brain, thirdly the BBB is damaged by some chronic or acute conditions and fourthly it is virtually flooded by extreme use of aspartame and glutamate.
This slowly begins to damage the neurons. More than 75% of brain cells are damaged before clinical symptoms of the following diseases appear:
MS, ALS, memory loss, hormonal problems, hearing loss, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, hypoglycemia and others. I am not a doctor and have no medical education, but I do not wish a single one of these terrible ailments on anyone. The manufacturer Monsanto and the official authorities in most countries remain silent about this or present research results that claim the exact opposite. It can only make you sick...."
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Aspartame is a chemically produced sweetener. Sweeteners generally have to undergo an approval process before they are released for use in food. This ensures that the permitted quantities do not trigger any negative health effects when consuming the products concerned. Aspartame has been approved in Switzerland and other countries for several years and is listed in the Additives Ordinance.
As a food manufacturer, Chocolat Frey complies with the applicable laws. It is the task of the authorities to ensure that the population is protected. Critical substances are not authorized or the authorization is revoked. Qualified toxicologists work there who have the necessary expert knowledge to guarantee the safety of such substances.
Chocolat Frey is interested in using only non-critical substances. However, if all substances that are in doubt are banned, we will be very limited in our production. Replacing sugar in chocolate in particular is a very difficult undertaking, as any substitutes for sugar change the flavor profile or have an undesirable cooling effect. The best results are achieved with mixtures of different sweeteners. We are therefore instructed to use different substances in combination.
We hope you can understand our statement.
See you soon in your Migros.
Best regards from the M-Infoline team
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Aspartame must be one of the most researched substances in the world, and it has been proven time and time again that it is not harmful.
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