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    Default Quest Nutrition - Double Chocolate Chunk




    Quest Double Chocolate Chunk





    Taste


    First off, I am a HUGE fan of Chocolate brownie, and after reading about a half dozen reviews since this started to pop up and people got to get their hands on the bar at the Olympia I had high expectations. I got my bar and it was on the softer side as you can see in the picture, so the chocolate chunk right in the center was pretty gooey like it was microwaved for a short period (10 seconds) which made for a nice flavor/taste. The overall bar is a bit different than a chocolate brownie, it provides more of a fudge like taste and a richer/deeper chocolate than the chocolate brownie. The chocolate chunks are a great addition to the bar that resembles again more of fudge/chocolate than a brownie replica in the Chocolate Brownie bar. Point blank this bar tastes like a Hershey bar infused with fudge.


    So for those of you who are Dark Chocolate/Fudge fans over brownies this is your go to bar. And I have to agree with others out there that this bar does top the Chocolate Brownie for overall taste. I thought this would be similar when I saw quest was to release a new chocolate flavor, but they made it richer, denser and packs a bigger punch on your taste buds. I would have to put this as my new favorite bar as it edges Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. The chocolate chips in the CCCD are great, and the cookie dough is strong, but the overall richness in this bar combined with the chocolate chunks does me in. This does come very close, but I will have to slide Apple pie to #4 and Chocolate brownie to #3 with CCCD at #2


    Texture





    My bar was pretty soft, and I only consumed half of it and saved the other half in the fridge to harden up as I will use it as a mix-in for a protein powder/sludge bowl tomorrow. Overall I think that I prefer quest bars a bit nuked (10 seconds) but don’t mind them on the harder/chewier side especially as a mix-in to a protein powder / sludge base.


    Formula


    6g Fat
    20g Protein
    25g Carbs
    16g Fiber


    This bar does have added Cocoa Butter, Cocoa, Unsweetened Chocolate, and Caramel Color which do help enhance the overall flavoring of the WPI/MPI protein blend in the bar





    Cost


    Usually around 20-25$ for a box of 12 bars. Overall it’s a very cost effective bar, it’s a very good tasting bar, and the caloric breakdown is fantastic for a snack/meal when in a pinch. Quest offers a great value bar.




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    I got two boxes of the choc in transit as we speak (amongst 7)
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    seem kinda small, no? Or about the same size as a regular chocolate bar?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AVBG View Post
    I got two boxes of the choc in transit as we speak (amongst 7)
    Wow...
    i eat maybe 1 a month LOL

    Quote Originally Posted by natenator View Post
    seem kinda small, no? Or about the same size as a regular chocolate bar?
    Same size 60g bar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Solution View Post
    Wow...
    i eat maybe 1 a month LOL
    I eat them for desert, works well on a precontest or offseason Keto diet and my Mrs likes to take one for lunch or breakfast (busy schedule)
    Last edited by AVBG; 10-03-2013 at 05:26 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AVBG View Post
    I eat them for desert, works well on a precontest or offseason Keto diet and my Mrs likes to take one for lunch or breakfast (busy schedule)
    25g of carbs a bar?
    how does that fit keto?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Solution View Post
    25g of carbs a bar?
    how does that fit keto?
    For example the coconut cashew bar has 24g total carbs of which say 17g is dietary fibre, 2g sugars and remainder 6g is sugar alc.. As long as I stay under 35-40g of net carb I'm still in ketosis

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    Quest Double Chocolate Chunk Video Review



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FJ5zJdLEyI


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    Quote Originally Posted by AVBG View Post
    For example the coconut cashew bar has 24g total carbs of which say 17g is dietary fibre, 2g sugars and remainder 6g is sugar alc.. As long as I stay under 35-40g of net carb I'm still in ketosis
    That's 45grams per day to stay keto ??

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    Off topic but thinking of picking up the quest peanut butter cups. Any feedback on taste and relative size to the real ones? Need to curb my real Reese consumption lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by natenator View Post
    Off topic but thinking of picking up the quest peanut butter cups. Any feedback on taste and relative size to the real ones? Need to curb my real Reese consumption lol
    They are a little dry
    why not make your own Peanut Butter Cups?

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