Gatsby Chocolate

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 Flavors Tried: Sea Salt Extra Dark, Cookies & Cream, Almond Dark, Fudge Brownie, Peanut Butter Madness, Milk Chocolate Style Peanut Butter Cups, Dark Chocolate Style Peanut Butter Cups

Yet To Try: Peppermint Bark, Dulce De Leche, Chocolate Cream Pie, White Chocolate Style Peanut Butter Cups

Overall Rankings

1. Cookies & Cream (89)
2. Sea Salt Extra Dark (87)
3. Almond Dark (86)
4. Peanut Butter Madness (84)
5. Fudge Brownie (82)
6. Dark Chocolate Style Peanut Butter Cups (80)
7. Milk Chocolate Style Peanut Butter Cups (79)

General Thoughts

These are the Nick's ice cream of diet chocolate bars. They just have no competition in terms of texture and flavor per calorie, and they literally use the same EPG technology to cut calories. I am personally a huge fan - they even appeared on Shark Tank! These are basically half the calories of any of their competitors (e.g. Lily's), since most of the calories in diet chocolate comes from fat. They do, however, use some actual added sugar in some of their bars, unlike Lily's. Overall, these would be a staple for me if not so expensive.

Price

At ~$4-5 per bar, but sometimes on clearance, these are marginally worse than Lily's and still pretty expensive for a diet product. 10/15.

Chocolate Bars

Fullness Factor

You get a whole ass chocolate bar, including some fiber, for ~200 calories. For what it is, that's excellent, but chocolate isn't particularly filling. That context in mind, 14/15.

Sea Salt Extra Dark



  • Nutrition: At 180 Cals, these are exception, but they all lose points for added sugar (7g) and saturated fat (11g). They do have 11g fiber, and some artificial ingredients (e.g. Palm Oil). They are allulose sweetened. 31/35.
  • Taste: As a dark chocolate lover, I am a huge fan. I just wish it were a bit saltier, but this definitely hit the spot. 32/35.
  • Overall: 87

Almond Dark

  • Nutrition: Marginally worse calorically (210), but with slightly less saturated fat and sugar. 30/35.
  • Taste: This wins on flavor accuracy - I love the actual almond pieces. 32/35.
  • Overall: 86

Cookies & Cream

  • Nutrition: 200 cals, 5g added sugar, 9g saturated fat. 31/35.
  • Taste: Amazing. Exactly like the Hershey's cookies and cream. 34/35.
  • Overall: 89

Fudge Brownie



  • Nutrition: Identical to Sea Salt Extra Dark. 31/35.
  • Taste: This disappointed me - it's almost like it had a white chocolate base. It was milder than expected, but still good. 27/35.
  • Overall: 82

Peanut Butter Madness

  • Nutrition: Like Almond Dark, 30/35.
  • Taste: This has a hint of peanut butter, but it's definitely not "madness". It's too bad, since I love all things peanut butter. Still, it was quite good, just not peanut-butter-y enough for me. 30/35.
  • Overall: 84

Peanut Butter Cups

Fullness Factor

These are still pretty calorie dense, at around 50 per cup or 100 per pack. Still, it's twice as good as a regular old Reece's. 11/15.

Nutrition

Similar macros and clean-ish ingredients, excluding EPG. Still, lower sugar and less saturated fat, but more overall fat. 27/35.

Milk Chocolate Style 

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  • Taste: Delicious. Exactly like a real Peanut Butter Cup, with a generous size and delicious filling (tastes actually peanut-butter-y!). 31/35.
  • Overall: 79

Dark Chocolate Style

  • Taste: As a dark chocolate fiend, I found these even better. 32/35.
  • Overall: 80

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