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Candy in the shape of a bar

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A candy bar is a type of portable candy that is in the shape of a bar.

Many varieties of candy bars exist, and many are mass-produced. Between World War I and the middle of the 20th century, approximately 40,000 brands of candy bars were introduced.

Chocolate bars

Main article: Chocolate bar

A chocolate bar is a bar-shaped piece of chocolate, which may also contain layerings or mixtures of other ingredients. A wide variety of chocolate bar brands are sold. A popular example is a Snickers bar, which consists of nougat mixed with caramel and peanuts.

The first chocolate tablets were produced in the early 19th century. In 1830, Kohler started producing hazelnut chocolate. In 1866, Fry's Chocolate Cream became the first mass-produced combination chocolate bar. The Goo Goo Cluster was the first mass-produced combination bar in the United States, including marshmallow, nougat, caramel, and roasted peanuts. In some varieties of English and food labeling standards, the term chocolate bar is reserved for bars of solid chocolate, with candy bar used for products with additional ingredients.

File:Goo-Goo-Cluster-Split.jpg|Goo Goo Clusters, a combination chocolate bar. File:Cadbury-Dairy-Milk-Caramel-Bar.jpg|Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel bar in its foil wrapper File:Snickers-broken.JPG|Snickers bar, a combination chocolate bar File:Milka Alpine Milk Chocolate bar 100g with chunks broken off.jpg|Milka brand solid milk chocolate bar

Non-chocolate candy bars

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Candy bars containing no chocolate include:

  • Abba-Zaba: taffy with a peanut butter center
  • AirHeads: a taffy based candy that comes in multiple flavours
  • Big Hunk: nougat center covered with peanuts
  • [[File:Bit-O-Honey-Bar.jpg|thumb|Almond- and honey-flavored Bit-O-Honey-Bar]]Bit-O-Honey: honey-flavored taffy with almond bits
  • Cajeta Elegancita: caramel center covered with goat's milk
  • Carambar: caramel-based candy
  • [[File:Caramac bar (cropped).jpg|thumb|A caramel-flavored [[Caramac]] candy bar]]Caramac: caramel-based candy
  • Chick-O-Stick: peanut butter center covered with coconut
  • Choo Choo Bar: liquorice-based candy
  • Hershey's Cookies 'n' Mint: mint-flavored Hershey candy bar with mint-flavored cookie bits
  • Hershey's Gold: caramel-flavored Hershey candy bar with peanuts and pretzels
  • Kendal Mint Cake: peppermint-based candy
  • Laffy Taffy: a taffy based candy that comes in multiple flavours
  • Mantecol: a peanut butter nougat bar
  • Mr. Tom: peanuts and caramel
  • Munch: peanut brittle-like candy
  • [[File:Candy-PayDay-Broken.jpg|thumb|The PayDay candy bar has peanuts and caramel.]]PayDay: peanuts and caramel
  • Pecan log roll: cherry-laced nougat center covered with caramel and pecans
  • Planters Peanut Bar: peanut brittle-like candy
  • Salted Nut Roll: nougat center covered with caramel and peanuts
  • Turkish Taffy: taffy-based candy
  • Wazoo: taffy center covered with sprinkles
  • Yeot-gangjeong: hangwa center covered in toasted seeds, nuts, beans or puffed grains mixed with mullyeot (rice syrup)
  • Zagnut: peanut brittle wrapped in toasted coconut

References

References

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  4. Aaseng, Nathan. (2005-05-31). "Business Builders In Sweets and Treats". The Oliver Press.
  5. Insel, Paul. (2010-04-07). "Nutrition". Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
  6. Barel, Michel. (2021). "Du cacao au chocolat: L'épopée d'une gourmandise". Éditions Quæ.
  7. Petit, Élisabeth. (29 December 2014). "Menier, une dynastie pour le chocolat". [[Ouest-France]].
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  10. Kawash, Samira. (2013). "Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure". Faber and Faber.

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