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(More customer reviews)I am a big fan of Werther's Original, so I loved the idea of merging the delicious Werther's caramel with chocolate. Like another reviewer, I expected more of a caramel presence. However, when I realized that caramel was swirled with milk chocolate in a bite-size (38 gram, individually wrapped in foil) piece, I still hoped for something good.
Upon eating the first piece, something seemed wrong. The slightly plastic-like aftertaste reminded me of those big blocks of chocolate often used for dipping. So I took a closer look at the ingredients and compared them with two other bite-size chocolates I had around the house - Hershey's Bliss and Dove dark with almonds.
All three products list chocolate as the first ingredient. But only Werther's doesn't include chocolate among the ingredients of the milk chocolate. The Werther's milk chocolate is made from Sugar, cocoa butter, cream powder, cocoa liquor, whole milk powder, butter fat, artificial flavor and emulsifier soy lecithin). Where is the chocolate?
The second ingredient is white chocolate, which also seems to be made without any real chocolate (cocoa butter is the first ingredient, then sugar). It seems the caramel swirl is really white chocolate with caramel flavor and color.
Nutritionally, Werther's does worse than Hershey's and Dove - with more calories, more saturated fat, less fiber and protein and twice as much cholesterol (but slightly less carbs and sugars). Hershey's and Dove also taste better.
I imagine Werther's could come up with a great product, though this is not it. Using quality ingredients would be a good start.
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Werther's Original Caramel Milk Chocolate, 5.2-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)Werther's original caramel milk chocolate, 5.2-ounce bags (pack of 12) is rich milk chocolate marbled with the flavor of smooth, creamy caramel in fine European tradition.
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