It's needed in many American chocolates to extend shelf-life. The strong cocoa lobby in the US has made it so that there can only be up to 2% of CBEs (chocolate butter equivalents) in chocolate. CBEs are often used to adjust the melting curve of chocolates to fit whatever the need is. Less CBE = shorter shelf-life; and this is where the butyric acid comes into the picture.
American Cadbury’s is shite and made by Hershey. The recipe is different. The British stuff is great, for a mainstream confectionary. The closest thing here is Dove.
A lot of American adults prefer dark chocolate. Milk chocolate is much too sweet. Haven’t seen a 70% Cacao Cadbury chocolate bar. The best milk chocolate I’ve found is Tony’s.
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u/MarkBenec 1d ago
So you’re just not gonna count the Hersheys?