A couple of thoughts after the Kraft buyout of Cadbury
So Kraft bought out Cadbury, after a long set of negotiations. Instead of talking about the possible ramifications of that, which are rather boring, ultimately, I’d like to talk about the differences between the Cadbury Dairy Milk that I ate in the UK and that of Australia.
First up, some brief facts about the contents of each type of chocolate:
UK Ingredients: Milk, Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Vegetable Fat, Emulsifiers (E442, E476), Flavourings.
UK “Description”: Milk solids 20% minimum, cocoa solids 20% minimum. Contains vegetable fat in addition to cocoa butter.
AU Ingredients: Full Cream Milk, Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Milk Solids, Vegetable Fat, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, 476), Flavours.
AU “Description”: Milk Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 21%, Milk Solids 28%.
So, the Australian Dairy Milk is actually milkier and chocolatier than the UK version, which basically sums up my taste test between the two. This is a bit of a shame really, since I would have thought the UK version the “definitive”, but honestly the Australian one tastes a lot richer and smoother than its parent.
Let’s hope Kraft doesn’t mess with the Australian recipe in any case! Dairy Milk 2.0 anyone?
(Donations of Aussie Dairy Milk gratefully appreciated, this Belgian chocolate is all well and good but sometimes you just want something that reminds you of home :)
Mirrored from liedra dot net.