Hershey bar
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The Hershey bar is the flagship chocolate bar (marketed as "The Great American Chocolate Bar") manufactured by the The Hershey Company, invented by Milton Hershey. Hershey bars are available in six regular editions: Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate with Almonds, Special Dark Chocolate, Cookies 'N' Creme, Mr. Goodbar, and Krackel. There were also six limited editions: Double Chocolate, Nut Lovers, Twosomes Reese's Pieces, Cookies 'N' "Chocolate, Twosomes Heath, and Twosomes Whoppers.
Recently, the Hershey Company introduced a line of Extra Dark chocolate bars with 60% cocoa solids content; still lower than European bars but quite dark to the American palate. The three varieties are solid chocolate, chocolate with macadamia nuts and dried cranberries, and chocolate with cranberries, blueberries, and almonds. Hershey's marketing emphasizes the antioxidant qualities of these bars' ingredients, although the actual candy's value as a health food is questionable.
Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Milk Chocolate with Almonds were both introduced in 1894. All ten editions have between 210 and 230 calories per bar.
All ten editions also have an OU Kosher status, which means they are approved by the Kashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.
The standard Hershey chocolate recipe is a distinctly American taste (at least in comparison to most natively European chocolates); those accustomed to other brands of chocolate have been known to accuse it of having an unpleasant taste and aroma. Hershey bars generally have lower cocoa contents and higher sugar contents than European chocolate bars.
Currently, the largest Hershey bar commercially available weighs 5 pounds[1] and costs US$35 on Hershey's website.[1]
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- ^ a b Giant HERSHEY'S Bar. Hershey's Gifts. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
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