- Hershey bar
The Hershey bar is the
flagship chocolate bar (marketed as "The Great American Chocolate Bar") manufactured by theThe Hershey Company , invented byMilton Hershey . Hershey bars are available in six regular editions: Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate withAlmonds , Special Dark Chocolate, Cookies 'N' Creme,Mr. Goodbar , andKrackel . 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 dark chocolate bars but quite dark to the American palate. The three varieties are solid chocolate, chocolate with
macadamia nuts and driedcranberries , and chocolate with cranberries,blueberries , and almonds. Hershey's marketing emphasizes theantioxidant 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 theKashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.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 very widely recognized in the United States but less so internationally, in particular those areas where European chocolates are more widely available.
Currently, the largest Hershey bar commercially available weighs 5 poundscite web|url=http://www.hersheygifts.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2730971&cp=&keywords=Hershey+bar&searchId=28413734113&parentPage=search|title=Giant HERSHEY'S Bar|publisher=Hershey's Gifts|accessdate=2008-05-31] and costs US$35 on Hershey's website.
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External links
[http://www.hersheys.com/happiness/ Hershey bar at Hershey's.com]
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