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actually it's just they use a ton more sugar and less cacao solids Pretty much what I would have guessed, based on the food products available for sale it seem

• joecool1029 8y ago
  I thought that at first too. But the reality is (most) Americans prefer quantity over quality and it’s cheaper to cut down on cacao and fill with sugar. Less about actual flavor profile here. A region with very different preferences on chocolate is Japan. All milk chocolate I’ve had from there is much less sweet than European or American chocolate.
  • auiya 8y ago
    > But the reality is (most) Americans prefer quantity over quality This is incorrect. I used to manufacture hot sauce, and it's really about the cost margins calculus. The big sellers fill their products full of fluff to keep their costs down, and to squeeze out the maximum amount of profit they can while still keeping sales steady. It's what happens when food manufacture becomes a for-profit venture at industrial scales. I would argue this has led to our current health crisis and should be re-evaluated.