Chocolate Drops
Chocolate, in its simplest form.
- CategoryChocolate
- First appeared1900s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeMoulded gummy
What it is
Small flat chocolate buttons, plain and unadorned, that melt quickly. The purest thing on the pick and mix shelf.
Taste
Where it comes from
The chocolate button is a product of the moulding and depositing machinery that appeared in the nineteenth century, which could deposit thousands of identical drops an hour. They have been a British children's sweet ever since, sold loose, in bags and as buttons.
What it's made of
A compound coating of sugar, palm fat, whey powder, wheat flour and fat reduced cocoa powder deposited as drops onto a cooled belt and allowed to set. No moulding needed, the drop shape is simply how a blob settles.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, Vegetable Fat (Palm), <strong>Whey</strong> Powder (From <strong>Milk</strong>), <strong>Wheat</strong> Flour (With Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Rapeseed Lecithin; Natural Flavourings.
Allergens
Contains: Gluten, Milk
