Chocolate Mars (Mars): composition, calories, taste of chocolate bars, manufacturer

What can quickly satisfy your hunger, energize, renew your strength and improve your mood better than a chocolate bar? It is difficult to find any other product that has the same invigorating effect on the body. Chocolate "Mars" fell in love with many children and adults who appreciated its special delicate taste. Let's find out the history of the appearance of the bar, its composition and information on how many calories are in such a treat.

History of the Mars Chocolate Brand

Lovers of sweets do not associate the name of the bar with the planet of the solar system or the ancient Greek god of war.

In fact, the name chocolate inherited from the creator of the confectionery company - American Frank Mars.

In the small town of Tacoma, together with his wife, in order to provide for his family, he began to make chocolates, adding butter filling to them. The residents liked the tasty delicacy, and from a small kitchen in 1911 they turned out a whole company called Mars Candy Factory.

The first successful finds of a developing American company were the bars of Milky Way and Snickers, in the production of which the son of Frank Forrest had already taken an active part. It was he who, in search of worldwide popularity, went to the UK to try his luck, not forgetting to bring along a good starting capital and recipes for chocolate sweets.

Black wrap with bright red letters - in this design in 1932 the famous Mars chocolate bar appeared and has not changed much since then. Milk chocolate with caramel filling was presented as a product not only tasty, but also healthy, allowing you to quickly replenish energy reserves.It is worth noting that this advertising move up to now gives good results.

Manufacturer, official website

Mars Incorporated gradually absorbed smaller firms and grew into a corporation, which included not only confectionery factories, but also factories for the production of drinks, pet food, chewing gum, sauces, instant food.

Today, the corporation is headquartered in McLain, and its owners are Forrest's grandchildren: John, Edward, and Jacqueline.

The company, which at the beginning of its development numbered 12 people, including members of the Mars family, today boasts more impressive figures. According to the official website of the corporation, only one of the chocolate manufacturing industries is represented in 19 countries, where more than 15 thousand people work.

In Russia, Mars began its confident steps since 1991, when it opened its official representative office in the person of CJSC Masterfoods. In 1995, under a different name - Mars LLC - many company offices were already opened throughout the country and in other CIS countries.

And 1996 was marked by the opening of the first chocolate factory in the town of Stupino near Moscow. It is here today that the main office of the company Mars LLC, which conducts business in 12 CIS countries, is located.

Today in Russia there are already 9 factories in 4 different regions producing Mars products.

Interesting facts about sweets

The love of schoolchildren for bars has a logical rationale. Indeed, among the beneficial properties of chocolate - a significant increase in mental strength, even after heavy loads in the classroom. Therefore, before a serious control, exam or test, the treat turns into a drug that stimulates the activity of the brain.

But one cannot get too carried away with such “therapy” because a high calorie product can add extra pounds and related health problems in a short period of time.

And then the slogan invented in one of the countries “Enjoy yourself daily - you die happy and young” will not look so harmless. Everything is good in moderation, especially chocolate.

• By the way, taking care of the health of its consumers (at least, according to manufacturers) in 2002, a company in Australia made the weight of a bar less by 12 grams. True, it later became known that the "weight loss" of the Mars chocolate was the result of the financial crisis.
• The laconic packaging design, as we have said, has not changed much since the founding of the brand. True, there have been such attempts. In the UK and Australia, they tried to release a batch of bars in a white wrapper with the same inscription in red letters. The experiment was not entirely unsuccessful, so no other similar innovations have been introduced so far.
• 2005 was a difficult year for the corporation. An anonymous letter received by e-mail spoke about the poisoning of seven chocolates in a new batch that had just left the assembly line and sent to stores. It would be possible to ignore such threats from unknown ill-wishers if information on victims of poisoning by bars of this brand were not received from hospitals. About 20 people after eating the goodies turned to doctors for help, among them two needed hospitalization. Representatives of the corporation immediately pleaded guilty and immediately recalled the entire batch of goods. In addition, all expenses for the treatment of victims were reimbursed from the Mars Incorporated Fund.
• Another unpleasant incident happened in February 2016. Then it turned out that due to a violation of production technology, several batches may contain plastic. Products were recalled from 55 countries, and the company apologized.

Chocolate "Mars": composition and calories

The bar gets a special taste thanks to its caramel filling. What does this treat consist of?

The filling includes:

• skimmed milk powder;
• glucose syrup;
• sugar;
• cocoa powder;
• lactose;
• malt extract;
• vegetable fats;
• serum;
• salt;
• dry egg white.

And the composition of chocolate includes:

• cocoa oil;
• sugar;
• grated cocoa;
• powdered milk;
• lactose;
• milk whey;
• dehydrated milk fat;
• lecithin;
• vanillin.

The packaging indicates that the bar may also contain ground peanuts.

Chocolate is especially nutritious due to the large amount of carbohydrates - 68%, therefore the calorie content of such a treat is high - 455 kcal in 100 grams.

The taste of chocolate bars

Nougat, sweet caramel and milk chocolate make these sweets especially delicious and delicate. A dessert melting in the mouth brings real pleasure to both children and adult sweet tooth.

In addition, due to the almost natural composition of the product, the bars are safe for the body. Unless, of course, too keen on eating them. Particularly attentive to the amount of chocolate in the diet should be people who are prone to overweight.

Mars is an ideal way to not only feast on, but also recharge to move on, to new discoveries and vivid impressions.