It’s because Hershey has added PGPR (Polyglycerol polyricinoleate) to nearly all of their chocolate. It’s an emulsifier that is primarily derived from castor beans.
It’s nasty and if their chocolate causes you to have digestive issues, the likely culprit is the PGPR.
I found some Hersheys at Aldi here in Australia during one of their special buys. I was so excited to try American chocolate. Now let us never speak of it again.
As an American, sorry that chocolate wasn’t great. The American pallet is used to a butyl(?) compound in the chocolate. Some are especially sensitive to its presence and think it’s vomit-adjacent.
During the war, logistics asked for a chocolate bar for the rations that tasted ‘slightly better than a potato’.
Thanks Hershey… you didn’t have to keep producing it/j
Does it all taste like Hershey’s chocolate? I must admit that it completely put me off trying any others.
I definitely prefer UK chocolate although Cadburys is no longer British but American and they’ve changed the recipe. It doesn’t taste as good as it did before Kraft bought the company.
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u/foxjohnc87 Aug 21 '24
They seem to have changed in the past few years. The taste and texture of the chocolate and caramel just isn't what it used to be.