A panel of five testers try a selection of ten low-carb bars

1. Biochem Strive - Crunchy Chocolate Smore Bar - £2.69
Calories - 200kcal
Fat - 9g
Net carbs - 3g
This has a woody texture like a chewed-up kitchen sideboard. It is very dry, like gravel, with a medicinal aftertaste. It's more like eating MDF or chipboard than a chocolate bar. Boring.
1/10

2. Kit Kat Low Carb - £0.89
Calories - 92kcal
Fat - 6.6g
Net carbs - 4g
This tastes like cheap ice cream wafers coated with a bitter chocolate. There is an earthy aftertaste and it leaves a smooth and slimy residue in the mouth. It's nothing like the original Kit Kat and it doesn't fill the hunger gap.
3/10

3. Rolo Low Carb - £1.59
Calories - 200kcal
Fat - 15.2g
Net carbs - 3.5g
The chocolate is really good - not as sickly as original Rolos. They start off tasting like a normal Rolo but there is a coconut aftertaste. The chocolate is not as rich and it disappears from your mouth pretty quickly leaving a musty film on the teeth.
8/10

4. Carb Wise - Crispy Yoghurt Lemon - £1.69
Calories - 240kcal
Fat - 9g
Net carbs - 4g
This smells a bit like toilet cleaner - awful. A soggy cereal bar that tastes synthetic, not like lemon. The dreadful taste hangs in the mouth and doesn't go away.
0/10

5. Carb Minders - Gold Nutty Caramel Burst - £1.59
Calories - 190kcal
Fat - 7g
Net carbs - 3g
The taste is tolerable, a bit sweeter than the other bars and the chocolate and caramel are quite nice, a bit like a Snickers bar. But it does not have a good consistency and tastes a bit smokey.
6/10

6. Carb Minders - Crispy Chocolate Peanut - £1.69
Calories - 240kcal
Fat - 10g
Net carbs - 3g
Not too bad. The peanuts taste natural but it is a bit dusty and dry, with a frothy and slightly slimy aftertaste. The chocolate tasted good but it could not be classed as a 'treat'.
5/10

7. Atkins Endulge - Caramel - £0.99
Calories - 89kcal
Fat - 5.4g
Net carbs - 4g
This has a hard gooey texture with the caramel making it a bit more substantial. The chocolate lacks taste but the caramel makes up for this.
6/10

8. Atkins Endulge - Chocolate Creme - £0.99
Calories - 141kcal
Fat - 9.6g
Net carbs - 3g
This tastes very light and the chocolate tastes very bland, like a flavoured chocolate, rather than a milk chocolate. There is a watery texture and it is slightly sweet and bitter.
5/10

9. Atkins Advantage - Chocolate Decadence Bar - £1.79
Calories - 227kcal
Fat - 12.2g
Net carbs - 2g
A nice fudge texture that tastes like it has a dash of liqueur in it! It is rich and filling and rather truffle-like. This could replace a normal chocolate bar and satisfy a craving.
7/10

10. Carb Solutions - Chocolate Toffee Hazelnut - £1.59
Calories - 257kcal
Fat - 13.28g
Net carbs - 3g
This has a smell and texture like Marmite or Bovril. The texture is gluey and the chocolate tastes very strong. It leaves a gritty and gloopy film over the teeth. Unappetising.
1/10