A candy engineer explains the science behind the Snickers bar
by Richard Hartel, The Conversation from Ars Technica - All content on (#6RTV3)
It's Halloween. You've just finished trick-or-treating and it's time to assess the haul. You likely have a favorite, whether it's chocolate bars, peanut butter cups, those gummy clusters with Nerds on them, or something else.
For some people, including me, one piece stands out-the Snickers bar, especially if it's full-size. The combination of nougat, caramel, and peanuts coated in milk chocolate makes Snickers a popular candy treat.
As a food engineer studying candy and ice cream at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I now look at candy in a whole different way than I did as a kid. Back then, it was all about shoveling it in as fast as I could.