The big chocolate root test: Which hare has the best aroma?

The big chocolate root test: Which hare has the best aroma?

Schaumburg, Deutschland - A current study on the quality of chocolate buns was carried out by the Lower Saxony Consumer Center. The focus is on products from well -known brands such as "children", "Lindt", "Merci", "Milka" and "Riegelein". At the same time, the Schaumburger Nachrichten editorial team made a taste test of this popular chocolate rabbit.

The following chocolate buns were tested at the taste test: "Children", "Lindt", "Nestlé", "Milka", "Ferrero" and "Gut & cheap". The evaluation took place on a scale of up to 10 points. The results are as follows: The "Lindt Goldhase" achieved first place with 61 points, followed by the "children's chocolate" with 53 points and the "yogurette" rabbit (Ferrero) and the "Milka smile", which each received 50 points and thus took third place. "Kitkat", "After Eight" and "Smarties" achieved 49, 48 and 45 points. The worst result was provided by the "Gut & cheap" rabbit with only 31 points.

quality features and ingredients

The consumer advocates advise to check the list of ingredients before buying. A higher cocoa butter is considered an indicator of higher quality chocolate. While "Merci" and "Milka" fall back on cheaper butter grease, all tested chocolate bunnies E322 (soyalecithin) use to improve cream. In the product of "Milka", E476 (polyglycerin polyricinoleate) is also used as a stabilizer.

It was found that "Merci" and "Lichein" use real vanilla extract, while "children", "Lindt" and "Milka" use cheaper aroma substances such as vanillin. The term "aroma" in "Lindt" and "Milka" is perceived as less transparent.

Further information on the use of emulsifiers show that soyalecithin contributes to the ensuits of the suppleness in all tested products. This ingredient can often replace cocoa butter to save costs. It is relevant to know that the tolerable daily recording quantity (ADI) for E476 is 25 mg per kg body weight, which is important for children who are supplied with chocolate. Short-term exceedance of the ADI value generally does not represent a health risk, but E476 is toxicologically controversial, since health damage was observed in animal experiments, as shown in the explanations of the Lower Saxony Consumer Center.

For more detailed information on the ingredients and their effects on health, the results and analyzes are Schaumburger Nachrichten and Consumer advice center Lower Saxony available.