Hershey bar
This is for the milk chocolate bar. For dark chocolate, see Hershey's Special Dark.
The Hershey's chocolate bar (usually called "The Hershey chocolate bar") is a flagship chocolate-flavoured bar described as "The Great American Chocolate Bar" manufactured by the Hershey Company, invented by Milton Hershey. Hershey Milk Chocolate and Milk Chocolate with almonds and peanuts were both introduced in 1894.
Hershey process milk chocolate is cheaper to make than other types of chocolate as it is less sensitive to the freshness of the milk. The process is a trade secret, but experts speculate that the milk is partially lipolyzed, producing butyric acid, which stabilizes the milk from further fermentation. This compound gives the product a particular sour, "tangy" taste, to which the US public has become accustomed, to the point that other manufacturers often add butyric acid to their milk chocolates.[1]
Hershey bars are available in six flavors: Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate with Almonds, Special Dark Chocolate, Cookies 'N' Creme, Mr. Goodbar, and Krackel. There were also six limited flavors: Double Chocolate, Nut Lovers, Twosomes Reese's Pieces, Cookies 'N' Chocolate, Twosomes Heath, and Twosomes Whoppers. All flavors have between 210 and 230 calories per standard-sized bar.
All flavors are approved by the Kashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America for consumption by observant Jews, with OU Kosher status.
The Hershey chocolate process was developed by Milton Hershey and was the first mass-produced chocolate in the United States. As a result, the Hershey flavor is widely recognized in the United States and Canada, but less so internationally, in particular in areas where European chocolates are more widely available.
As of 2010[update] the largest Hershey's bar commercially available weighed 5 pounds[2] and costs US$39.95[3] on Hershey's website.[2]
References
- ^ "Dark may be king, but milk chocolate makes a move", Julia Moskin, International Herald Tribune, 13 February 2008
- ^ a b "Giant HERSHEY'S Bar". Hershey's Gifts. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ http://www.hersheysstore.com/detail/HSH+034000363025