So I bought this white chocolate candy bar with real strawberry pieces (so it says) and I was munching on it a few minutes ago and noticed that it said Best By October 2006.... so yeah now I am a lil unsure of eating it.... is it still ok to eat. I doesnt taste bad or anything... at least i dont think so......
2006-12-01 08:12:13 · 13 answers · asked by BuNNY 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I work in the grocery field. Things last way longer than what they say. But, with chocolate, 6 months after the expiration date.
2006-12-01 08:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by drowningingeorgia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Expiration Of Chocolate
2017-01-12 19:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate is always good, even if it has that white "bloom" on it. All that is is the cocoa butter rising to the top. If it is melted and then left to harden, it till turn back into the traditional brown color. The chocolate might taste old after a while, but if it tastes bad don't eat it. Now with the fruit in it, I wouldn't eat it if the fruit looked bad or tasted bad and would probably throw it out over six months' expired.
2006-12-01 09:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by karat4top 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, considering that the main reason to eat chocolate is that it tastes good, and expired chocolate doesn't taste as good, eating expired chocolate seems pointless. But then, chocolate is really just fermented cocoa beans. Fermented grapes are supposed to taste better the older they get, so even if the chocolate doesn't taste better, it certainly won't be bad. Maybe you can get drunk off of expired chocolate?
2006-12-01 08:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by Robert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never never never and when I say never I mean never, when chocolate has expired little parisites come out after about three months, and many times they are not visible threw the naked eye. So please just throw it away. I am a chocolate lover and I had to learn this the hard way when I was a young girl, so you can imagine the horror I felt when I was shown the parisites.
2006-12-01 08:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by dcthugbaby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will be fine, I worked for a chocolate company, the only thing to look out for is when it turns off color. When it is milk chocolate it will turn lighter almost white then it's bad.
2006-12-01 09:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by crystal38580 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be fine. did you notice that your chocolate said BEST if used by. that doesn't mean expired. it is possible to still use is. but if you eat it after the BEST if used by the company that sold it cannot gaurentee it's freshness. but it is fine to eat it. i would.
2006-12-01 08:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by Zizi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just fine and that saying is mainly for selling it by its latest freshest date and it doesn't go bad for a long, long time. They love to scare people into thowing out good food and buy more.
2006-12-01 08:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by COACH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although it can take a long time, chocolate can become poisonous after it expires.
2006-12-01 08:13:57 · answer #9 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does expire, so dont eat it, the chocolate could make you sick, just buy a new one
2006-12-01 08:15:35 · answer #10 · answered by Victoria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋