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Hershey's Special Dark

Hershey's Special Dark is a chocolate bar manufactured by The Hershey Company.

Special Dark is similar to a standard Hershey bar, but is made with a dark (or semi-sweet) variety of chocolate, and contains a higher percentage (45%) of cocoa solids, chocolate liquor and cocoa butter than milk chocolate.^[1]

History

In 1971, ^[2]the Special Dark bar replaced the similar, if not identical, Hershey's Semi-Sweet bar, which had been introduced to the company's product lineup in 1939^[3].

Hershey's Special Dark is available in a variety of sizes. There are also Special Dark versions of Hershey's Kisses, chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, baking chocolate, cocoa, and Hershey's Nuggets.

Miniatures

Hershey's Special Dark is a component of the traditional Hershey's Miniatures assortment first sold in 1939, when the Special Dark was called Semi-Sweet.

In 2006, Hershey's began selling Hershey's Special Dark Miniatures, which included the plain Special Dark bar, along with dark bars with peanuts (similar to a Mr. Goodbar) and with crisped rice (similar to a Krackel).

Hershey's Extra Dark

Hershey's Extra Dark is a product very similar to the Special Dark. The three varieties are solid chocolate; chocolate with macadamia nuts and dried cranberries; and chocolate with cranberries, blueberries, pomegranate, and almonds. Hershey's marketing emphasizes the antioxidant qualities of these bars' ingredients. Additionally, Hershey's Extra Dark contains 60% cocoa solids, while Hershey's Special Dark contains 45% cocoa solids. ^[4]

References

^ Archive of Hershey corporate web site
^ http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hersheys_special_dark_pieces
^ https://www.snackhistory.com/hershey-bar
^ "Archive of Hershey corporate web site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

External links

[1] Archive of Hershey corporate web site

[2] ttp://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hersheys_special_dark_pieces

[3] ttps://www.snackhistory.com/hershey-bar

[4] "Archive of Hershey corporate web site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

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 '''Hershey's Special Dark''' is a [[chocolate bar]] manufactured by [[The Hershey Company]].
-Special Dark is similar to a standard [[Hershey bar]], but is made with a [[Types of chocolate|dark]] (or semi-sweet) variety of chocolate, and contains a higher percentage (45%) of [[cocoa solids]], [[chocolate liquor]] and [[cocoa butter]] than milk chocolate.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150405225441/https://www.hersheys.com/pure-products/details.aspx?id=3131&name=HERSHEYS-SPECIAL-DARK-Mildly-Sweet-Chocolate-Bar Archive of Hershey corporate web site]</ref> The Special Dark bar replaced the similar, if not identical, ''Hershey's Semi-Sweet'' bar in the company's product lineup in the early 1970s.
+Special Dark is similar to a standard [[Hershey bar]], but is made with a [[Types of chocolate|dark]] (or semi-sweet) variety of chocolate, and contains a higher percentage (45%) of [[cocoa solids]], [[chocolate liquor]] and [[cocoa butter]] than milk chocolate.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150405225441/https://www.hersheys.com/pure-products/details.aspx?id=3131&name=HERSHEYS-SPECIAL-DARK-Mildly-Sweet-Chocolate-Bar Archive of Hershey corporate web site]</ref>
+==History==
+In 1971, <ref>http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hersheys_special_dark_pieces</ref>the Special Dark bar replaced the similar, if not identical, ''Hershey's Semi-Sweet'' bar, which had been introduced to the company's product lineup in 1939<ref>https://www.snackhistory.com/hershey-bar</ref>.
 Hershey's Special Dark is available in a variety of sizes. There are also Special Dark versions of [[Hershey's Kisses]], [[chocolate syrup]], [[chocolate chip]]s, [[baking chocolate]], cocoa, and Hershey's Nuggets.