Candy bar

A candy bar is a type of candy that is in the shape of a bar. The most common type of candy bar is the chocolate bar, including both bars made of solid chocolate and combination candy bars, which are candy bars that combine chocolate with other ingredients, such as nuts, caramel, nougat, or wafers. 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 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. 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 Bit-O-Honey: honey-flavored taffy with almond bits Cajeta Elegancita: caramel center covered with goat's milk Carambar: caramel-based candy 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.