What is the history-of-white-chocolate?

What is in the history-of-white-chocolate? White chocolate has remained a mystery for quite a number of years. In all of my research of this topic, this is what I have found. (There isn't a whole lot of information around on this subject.)

A few years after World War 1, in Switzerland, white chocolate was first introduced. This first white chocolate was produced in 1930 by the Nestle company. The bar's name was Galak.

A year later, in the United States, chocolate was first made in New Hampshire. The M&M Candy company was the first in the United States to manufacture white chocolate.

In, 1948 introduced by Nestle was the Alpine White chocolate bar containing white chocolate and chopped almonds. Yummy!

In 1993 Hershey's chocolate manufactured it's first Hugs & mini kisses wrapped in white chocolate. These were extremely popular and brought white chocolate back into the spotlight.

For most of white chocolates history, there were not any standards for the ingredients of white chocolate. It was illegal to label white chocolate as such. It was called "white confection" or "white coating". In 2004, all of this changed.

The FDA(food and drug administration-United States)now defines white chocolates Standards of Identity as being atleast 20 percent cocoa butter, 14 percent milk solids, and 3.5 percent milk fat. It is now legal for chocolate manufacturers to label white chocolate; just that.

White chocolate has a very vague history. There really is not a whole lot of information to find. I hope that I have increased your white chocolate knowledge. At least a little.

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