Can You Eat Expired Chocolate?

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Can You Eat Expired Chocolate? - Medical Daily

Let’s start off by identifying two things that would affect one’s decision of whether or not it is okay to eat expired chocolate.

Of course, there is a need to check whether or not it is still considered safe to eat expired chocolate. The next thing to consider is its flavor. You wouldn’t want to eat chocolate that tastes like cardboard paper, now would you?

Bryn Kirk, a course facilitator at the Chocolate University Online, shared that these two factors, safety and flavor, should be one of the first few things to consider if you have found an expired chocolate bar stocked away in those cabinet drawers.

If the chocolate has gone through various temperature changes, there is a high chance that it may no longer be safe to eat. Keep in mind that temperature change allows the growth of bacteria. If a chocolate bar melts and cools down right after, condensation forms. This paves the way for bacteria to settle and mold to grow. Even if you cannot see it, it’s there.
 
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