What is a Snickers in America?

Snickers (stylized as SNICKERS) is a chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been enrobed in milk chocolate.
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Does USA have Snickers?

The biggest size snickers you can get in the US is the Slice 'n Share and weighs 1 pound. US Snickers contain corn syrup, whereas the UK Snickers contain glucose syrup.
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What are Snickers called in England?

Marathon bars, as they were known in the UK, were renamed Snickers in 1990 because Mars wanted to be consistent around the world. The name has now been re-registered as a UK trademark. Mars says the Marathon bars will still use the same recipe as Snickers, so there will be no changes to the product.
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What is the difference between a Babe Ruth and a Snickers?

Baby Ruth: Unlike the Snickers, this bar has a roll of nougat at its base without any peanuts inside of the nougat. Instead, the peanuts surround the nougat that is coated in a thin layer of caramel.
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What is the difference between a Milky Way and a Snickers?

Only one or two key ingredients make the bars different from one another. For example, Snickers have peanuts where as the other two do not, and Milky Way is the only one with malted barley present. 3 Musketeers main distinguishing feature is the absence of both of these ingredients.
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Why is it called 3 Musketeers?

The 3 Musketeers Bar was the third brand produced and manufactured by M&M/Mars, introduced in 1932. Originally, it had three pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, strawberry and vanilla; hence the name, which was derived from the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
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Why are Kit Kats called Kit Kats?

However, Nestle also says that the “name first appeared on a boxed assortment of chocolates that Rowntree's made during the 1920s.” That name officially came from an 18th century Whig literary club titled after a man named Christopher Catling—or Kit Cat.
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Can you get Mars bars in America?

Deep-fried Mars bars are available from some fish-and-chip shops in the UK (mainly in Scotland), Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and the United States.
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Are Milky Ways American?

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The Milky Way bar is made of nougat, topped with caramel and covered with milk chocolate. It was created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars and originally manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the name and taste derived from a then-popular malted milk drink (milkshake) of the day, not after the astronomical galaxy.
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What are Snickers called in Europe?

Snickers is an American chocolate bar created in 1930 and named after the favourite horse of the Mars family – Marathon. Until 19 July 1990 the Snickers bar was the name given to the nutty chocolate bar in the rest of the world but in the UK it remained known as the Marathon.
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Is a Marathon bar a Snickers?

The bar was marketed under the name "Marathon" in the UK and Ireland until 1990, when Mars decided to align the UK product with the global Snickers name (Mars had marketed and discontinued an unrelated bar named Marathon in the United States during the 1970s which was similar to the UK's Curly Wurly).
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What did Mars bar used to be called?

However before the Mars company even was called “Mars”, it was first called the Mar-O-Bar company and had a candy bar named Mar-O-Bar that evolved into the Milky Way bar.
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What is the number 1 candy in America?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, consisting of white fudge, milk, or dark chocolate cups filled with peanut butter. They were invented by H.B. Reese after he founded the H.B. Reese Candy Company in 1923.
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What is the most American candy?

The 10 Most Popular American Candies
  • M&M's. Let's kick off with the iconic candy brand of M&Ms! ...
  • Reese's Pieces. ...
  • Jolly Ranchers. ...
  • Sour Patch Kids. ...
  • Tootsie Roll. ...
  • Twizzlers. ...
  • Swedish Fish. ...
  • Hershey's Kisses.
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What are in Twix?

INGREDIENTS: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Pgpr, Artificial Flavors), Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Dextrose, Less Than 2% - Salt, Cocoa Powder, ...
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Why is a Mars bar called a Milky Way in America?

Though both bars are manufactured by the American company Mars Inc., their difference lies in their creators. Forrest Mars (pictured above) ran all the way to England in 1932 to create a chocolate bar similar to his father's popular Milky Way bar (fashioned after the taste of a milkshake).
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What is inside a Charleston Chew?

Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Sugar, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa, Lactose, Milk Protein Concentrate, Egg Albumen, Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Soy Protein, Salt, Sodium Citrate.
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Do they still sell Clark bars?

Following Necco's 2018 bankruptcy, the Clark Bar is now produced in western Pennsylvania, by the Altoona-based Boyer Candy Company. A Clark Bar, broken in half.
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What is the oldest candy bar?

The oldest candy bar was created in 1847 by Joseph Fry using bittersweet chocolate. Henry Nestle and Daniel Peter first introduced milk chocolate to the world in 1875.
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Why did Kit Kat stop using foil?

First the thin, foil wrapping was ditched for a sturdy plastic amid flagging sales. Now KitKat, the chocolate bar credited with spurring Britain to victory over Hitler, is undergoing a further makeover to retain its place in the nation's affections - by taking a break from its slogan.
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Are Canadian Kit Kats different?

Just as most folks have a preference for one chocolate brand over another, the differences between the Canadian KitKat (CKK) and the American KitKat (AKK) are pretty noticeable. First, the CKK is larger. Weighing in at a hefty 50 grams (1.75 oz), it beats the AKK which is a dinky 42 grams (1.5 oz).
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What is Nuget in a candy bar?

Nougat is an aerated candy made from whipped egg whites and a boiled sugar syrup, much like marshmallows. It nearly always contains roasted nuts like almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, and pistachios, and often candied fruit.
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Do they sell 3 Musketeers in the UK?

It is packed with birthday cake flavour! And for chocolate mint lovers everywhere, you can purchase 3 Musketeers Mint Unwrapped Bites from Americano Goodies – the top supplier of 3 Musketeers chocolates in the UK.
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Is a Milky Way just a 3 Musketeers with caramel?

A "Milky Way" is a "3 Musketeers" with caramel, and a "Snickers" is a "Milky Way" with peanuts. That looks like a mars bar not milky way.
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