NGKUR: What's wrong with my chocolate?

[housecarder]

So I got a bag of these:

And opened one to find it like this:

I opened a few more and they are all like that.
I checked the expiration date and they don't expire until April. I tried googling it and can't find any info. Maybe you bright ladies here will know what's up. And more importantly, if I can still eat them.

[joy]

I've seen chocolate do that. I don't know why. If I knew why then I'd say something more about eating it.

#nothelpful

[butlerfan]

Take them back. It's I believe how they were transported and they got too cold/too hot in transport and it does affect the taste.

[piccyami]

I'm guessing they were either frozen or melted slightly. Or there was a hole in the bag.

[littlelion]

Yep look old. And prob taste bad. Not that I've tried eating some like that *cough*

Email a complaint about the crappy european chocolate with pics. Maybe you get your money back plus a freebie.

[Ray]

I've seen chocolate do that before. I ate it anyway because I just really wanted chocolate right THEN.

[joy]

Oct 12, 2015 16:39:32 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

 It's I believe how they were transported and they got too cold/too hot in transport 

This was my thought, too.

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That looks like chocolate bloom. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_bloom

It is totally safe to eat, but the surface texture might be a little off.

[housecarder]

Oct 12, 2015 17:52:39 GMT -5 @sparky85 said:

That looks like chocolate bloom. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_bloom

It is totally safe to eat, but the surface texture might be a little off.

Yeah I really want to have a few, but I might skip them because I have texture issues. I might have to hit up the vending machine in the break room instead now. Boo!
Thanks ladies!

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Oct 12, 2015 17:55:28 GMT -5 housecarder said:

Oct 12, 2015 17:52:39 GMT -5 @sparky85 said:

That looks like chocolate bloom. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_bloom

It is totally safe to eat, but the surface texture might be a little off.

Yeah I really want to have a few, but I might skip them because I have texture issues. I might have to hit up the vending machine in the break room instead now. Boo!
Thanks ladies!

If it is fat bloom, it will go away with a little heat. That shouldn't affect the texture. However, However, it doesn't go away with heat then it it sugar bloom and the texture won't be as smooth as normal. Good luck solving your chocolate conundrum!

[TheEleventhHour]

Hmm I have only seen chocolate look like that when it is pretty old but the too hot/cold during transport makes sense. That is sad.

[housecarder]

I tried one and it isn't bad, just a little...waxy...maybe? Idk, the film tastes like nothing really but it dulls the taste of the chocolate.

[mosdub]

H used to work at a chocolate shop. He says it sometimes happens when chocolate gets too warm then cools - something funky with temperature. It doesn't mean the chocolate is bad, just fats from the chocolate brought to the surface or something like that.