Eli5: if sugar found in natural fruits doesnt get absorbed quickly by bloodstream due to fiber, then why not companies incorporate fiber to their chocolate so it doesnt spike our blood sugar?

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Eli5: if sugar found in natural fruits doesnt get absorbed quickly by bloodstream due to fiber, then why not companies incorporate fiber to their chocolate so it doesnt spike our blood sugar?

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The exact idea you’re describing [was patented](https://patents.google.com/patent/EP2119369A2/en) in 2009 by a company that doesn’t appear to exist. The only [data](https://uscorporates.com/business/tx/houston/texas-peanut-butter-eggs-inc/976901) I can find on it lists Daniel (the same guy on the patent) as the Director and President, and the listed address for the company is [a house in houston.](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11518-Meadowchase-Dr-Houston-TX-77065/28461045_zpid/) The Fadi Aramouni listed on the patent [seems to be this guy](https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/people/faculty/aramouni/) who does weird food experiments at Kansas state, so maybe send Dr. Aramouni an e-mail to find out what happened with their fiber-enriched chocolate bars idea, I guess

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