Easteris coming so naturally, we are all thinking aboutchocolate.
And, the numbers don’t lie, Americans love chocolate.
Thecocoaandchocolate industryin the U.S. pulls in $9.67 billion annually.
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Plus, they forecast that the market will only continue to grow over the next few years.
Translation: Can’t stop, won’t stop.
In fact, the average person ate just over 23 pounds of chocolate in 2020.
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But what is the most popular chocolate that we are eating?
According to the 2020 data, here are the top 10 most popular chocolate candies consumed in the country.
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By the way, 3 Musketeers just beat out Twix for the #10 spot.
Guess they shouldn’t have messed with a good thing.
See how they’re made in this clip fromFood connection’sUnwrapped.
The first bar was sold in 1900 by Milton S. Hershey.
But it hasn’t been without its tweaks.
In a response toconsumers desiring more natural products, natural vanilla replaced artificial vanillin in 2015.
They also removed PGPR (Polyglycerol polyricinoleate), an emulsifier.
They were invented in 1954, while regular M&M’s were first sold in 1941.
Hershey’s Kisses
These little drops of chocolate made their debut in 1907.
They were not produced between 1942 and 1947 as the equipment was used to make chocolate rations during WWII.
Whatever the origin, Milton Hershey wisely trademarked the name in 1921.
And most of the U.S. agrees because over 42 million people ate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in 2020.
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Reese, who worked for Hershey’s,created the first of these in 1928.
Snickers
Finally, the most popular chocolate candy in the U.S. is none other than Snickers.
In 1930 thevery first Snickers was createdand it wasn’t named after a giggle, but a horse.
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Over 48 million Americans consumed Snickers in 2020.
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