The Doctor's Chocolate? Orgasmic?

Anna sent me a link to a product called "The Doctor's Chocolate."  She wanted to know if it's too good to be true - because, well, it's called "chocolate!?"   And, the woman on the bag, is orgasmic.

So, while I haven't tasted it, here's my review of the information I've read on their website.

What is this stuff?  It's a low-glycemic raspberry chocolate truffle-like candy.  Each piece is 6 grams, or .2 oz.  Tiny teeny pieces of 20 calorie chocolate.  The serving size is one piece - which is .21 oz. 

It is sweetened with, well, first off SUGAR (albeit a teensy amount), SUGAR ALCOHOL in the form of xylitol:

Xylitol, wha?  From Wikipedia:

One teaspoon of xylitol contains 9.6 calories, as compared to one teaspoon of sugar, which has 15 calories. Xylitol contains zero net effective carbohydrates, whereas sugar contains 4 grams per teaspoon. Xylitol has virtually no aftertaste, and is advertised as "safe for diabetics and individuals with hyperglycemia". This is because sugar-alcohols have less impact on a person's blood sugar than regular sugars

The additional sweeteners?  Fig paste, which is super sweet fruit, but sort of high on the glycemic index at a rating of 61 out of 100.  Also, raspberry juice.

That's great that it's low calorie, but, they are very small.  Are we going to want just one?  Even if we ate five - for a full ounce of chocolate for around 100 calories, 5 grams of fat, 5 sugars, and 5 sugar alcohols? 

Just as a comparison,not a pimp, but the Choco Perfection bars are 1.8 ounces each, for 197 calories, so they work out to about the same - but Choco Perfection has more fiber, and is sweetened partially with erythritol, a less gastric distress producing naturally occurring (in fermented fruits) sugar alcohol and oligofructose - which has it's own benefits:  Inulin and oligofructose have been used in many countries to   replace fat or sugar and reduce the calories of foods such as   ice cream, dairy products, confections and baked goods.  Some information on oligofructose from this source:

...inulin and oligofructose pass through the mouth, stomach   and small intestine without being metabolized. This has been   proven by many scientific studies including studies on ileostomy   volunteers.   These studies indicate that almost all of the inulin or oligofructose   ingested enters the colon where it is totally fermented by the   colonic microflora. The energy derived from fermentation is largely   a result of the production of short-chain fatty acids and lactate,   which are metabolized and contribute 1.5 kcal/g of useful energy   for both oligofructose and inulin. Other by-products of fermentation   include bacterial biomass and gases that are eventually excreted.  Due to the nondigestibility of inulin and oligofructose, they were   found to be suitable for consumption by diabetics. Researchers found   no influence on serum glucose, no stimulation of insulin secretion   and no influence on glucagon secretion.  Inulin has a long history of use   by diabetics and in fact has been   reported to benefit diabetic patients in high doses (40–100g/d))

You know I'm up for trying anything - and if I happen to try some of The Doctor's Chocolate and love it - I will review it here. 

As for pricing and availability?  The smallest size I see available from the True Healthy Products is a 65-piece bag, for $49.95, with free shipping if you purchase two bags.  As for other options, it seems this is an affiliate sales program.

I can't fathom that kind of purchase for chocolate, unless I've already tried it.  I will make an effort to contact via email and ask if there might be a sample portion available either for freebie or for sale. I'll letcha know.