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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by dorfsmay on Monday December 25, 2023 @10:50AM (#38763553)
I too was surprised, I was really surprised by this statement and would love to see more data on it:

> while adding vegetable fats to chocolate is something that is a unique practice among British manufacturers, these fats are tasteless, so they're unlikely to be contributing.

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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by peterashford on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @01:34AM (#38779629)
That interested me, as well. Where I live, Cadbury chocolate was the go-to option for chocolate. I remember the switch to them using palm oil - I hated it. Stopped buying their product after that.
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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by dorfsmay on Thursday December 28, 2023 @10:13AM (#38794144)
You switched because of the change in taste? Texture? Environmental or philosophical concerns? Health concerns (does palm have more saturated fat than cocoa?)

I remember reading that Ferrero tried to switch away from palm oil but never managed to recreate the taste and texture and all tests showed that people did not like the alternatives, so Ferrero kept it and invested in ethical palm instead.

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