Imagine snapping off a square of beautifully tempered chocolate and letting it rest on your tongue.
If you choose the milk chocolate, the experience is instantly creamy and approachable. The blend works perfectly against the dairy base, offering a soft, indulgent melt that lingers beautifully on the palate. If your preference leans toward the dark, the experience shifts. A proper 70% dark chocolate opens up more slowly, revealing a deeper, rich and composed character. The origin and quality of the cacao matter immensely here. We source exceptional cacao that provides a rich, earthy foundation naturally containing polyphenols, offering an intense and highly satisfying depth of flavour.
Achieving this exact sensory experience was not an accident. The team at Releeese spent a significant amount of time getting the formulation of both these bars absolutely right.
We knew we wanted that flawless melt and traditional taste, but we refused to pack our chocolate with standard, highly refined sugar. We also absolutely refused to rely on artificial sweeteners or heavy sugar alcohols. So, a very natural question arises. What exactly is making it sweet?
It is a question we love answering. At Releeese, we do not believe in compromises or chemical aftertastes. We believe in better ingredients. The secret to our chocolate lies in two specific, rare sugars pioneered by Intelligent Sugar Expert Dr Coy: Tagatose and Galactose.
Tagatose: The Authentic Sweetness
Most “diet” chocolates fail because they use artificial sweeteners that simply cannot mimic the physical properties of real sugar. They do not caramelise, and they often leave a metallic finish on the palate.
Tagatose is a rare sugar derived from natural sources, such as lactose from milk and plant sugars, that changes the game entirely.
Because it is a real sugar, it behaves like one. It provides the authentic, luxurious melt, the satisfying snap, and the rich flavour profile you expect from premium chocolate.
Despite acting like standard sugar on the tongue, it induces a lower blood glucose rise in the body. As an added benefit, Tagatose is also kinder to your teeth, making it a truly intelligent choice for everyday enjoyment.
Galactose: The Mindful Carbohydrate
To balance our chocolate, we pair Tagatose with Galactose, another unique functional carbohydrate.
Galactose metabolises differently than everyday sucrose. It is absorbed and utilised by the body with a gentler effect on blood glucose than standard sugar.
It provides a rounded, sophisticated sweetness from the first bite to the last.
Formulation is an Art
By blending Tagatose and Galactose, we have created a chocolate that feels entirely traditional but performs beautifully. You get 100% of the sensory joy of luxury chocolate, with a lower blood glucose rise than standard sugar.
That is the anatomy of a better bite.
The next time you break off a piece of chocolate to enjoy with your evening tea, you should not have to think twice. Whenever you are ready to upgrade your chocolate drawer to something a little more intelligent, we will have a bar waiting for you.