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1. I’ve always wondered about Dove and I think I’m right in assuming that it’s just the US version of Mars’ ‘Galaxy’ which we get in the UK. We don’t get a dark chocolate version however, just a caramel version, kind of like a Caramello.

   Comment by GTO on 8/21/06 at 10:59 am

    

2. I don’t really like Dove chocolate.  The taste is nice enough; I guess it just feels too “gluey” upon melting.  I don’t know, just not my thing.

   Comment by April on 8/21/06 at 12:57 pm

    

3. Never much liked dove either, far too buttery and much much to sweet. I’ve always thought of it as American chocolate. Also, weirdly it’s the name of a type of soap that also promotes “silky smoothness” so I always think a little of soap when I eat it.

   Comment by Leigh on 8/21/06 at 2:31 pm

    

4. We’re using Dove soap at the minute actually, it’s very nice.

   Comment by GTO on 8/21/06 at 3:37 pm

    

5. Ooohh! I was so excited to see you reviewed Dove chocolate!

   Dove used to be my favorite chocolate. That is, until I tried Droste pastilles. I remember very vividly when I tasted Dove chocolate (the dark) after getting used to Droste’s flavor.....the Dove chocolate tasted bland and waxy. Blech.

   My mom still loves it, and scoffs at me when I snub her Dove for my Droste. Ah well, to each it’s own.

   Comment by Sera on 8/21/06 at 7:58 pm

    

6. Cybele’s childhood memories always charm me, so when this chocolate discussion came up, it got me thinking back about my early chocolate experiences...like the coating on malted milk balls which now doesnt taste like chocolate at all and those little chocolate stars which were my favorite.  Since Sharfenberger is all the rage where I live, I compared it(wine tasting style) to Dove, Godiva, and the other two local favorites, Guittard and Ghiardelli. They all taste curiously different compared side by side. America’s test kitchen did an interesting chocolate tasting, too. All about personal preference (more expensive is not necessarily better) in the final analysis I guess.

   Comment by marilyn on 8/22/06 at 8:49 am

    

7. I’ve also wondered what made these “new.”
   Just 2 years ago they changed the wrapper to a very similar design (so much so that I just realized the design is, in-fact, different.  And it does appear the shape has changed.  I guess I need to grab these “new” ones after all.  Dove and Symphony bars were always my fav American choc bars.

   Comment by Brad on 8/22/06 at 7:38 pm

    

8. Count me as someone else who doesn’t care for Dove. Oh, I’ll eat it happily enough, but if I’m picking up a chocolate bar to snack on, I’ll buy Hershey’s before Dove.

   Comment by Bruce on 8/23/06 at 8:32 am

    

9. The “new” is the format of the bar. The wrapper has changed about three times in the last 18 months. Just within the last couple months the bar has changed from five squares to the five promise shaped pieces. They have been on the Target checklanes for quite a while so that is not new. But hey if the new is making people buy them then I guess the marketing worked!

   Comment by Bertha on 8/26/06 at 4:01 pm

    

10. I was reading your blog about the Dove bar.  While it is a good candy bar and a lot of test are proving it to be healthy, one of the ingredients in the Dove bar is sugar.  Now we all know that to much sugar is not good for you.  I will agree that dark chocolate is good for you and it provides a lot of antixodants.  But I have discovered a product that is 100 times better for you and it is called Xocai!  Publish my web site address and go on this site and you will find THE most healthy chocolate out there for you.  I have notice such remarkable improvements in my health, things like lower blood pressure and my favorite, no more allergies!!!  That is worth it right there.

    Comment by Lynn on 10/03/06 at 9:11 pm

     

11. Lynn, you’re nuts if you think that it’s news to me or anyone who is a regular reader that there’s sugar in a Dove bar.

    I’m happy you stopped by, but link grubbing is not appreciated here and I have removed the link to your site.

    Comment by Cybele on 10/03/06 at 9:19 pm

     

12. Tried the Dove Chocolate… “Boy”, it was very good… “couldn’t believe it"…
    I’m a guy, didn’t want to post anything, but, I said “what the heck"… it’s worth it !  You have a grrrreat candy. I love, how the small piece just stays with you, enough to enjoy it. I always buy two bars (cause, one just isn’t enough for me) Want bigger pieces wrapped in one bar.... (hint, hint, hint)… anyway… GREAT JOB !!

    Comment by Jesse on 12/26/06 at 1:37 pm

     

13. Dove is a brand of chocolate candy produced by Mars, Incorporated. Dove Chocolate is the market leader in premium chocolate and is the number one dark chocolate sold in the United States[citation needed]. The product line includes Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate Caramels. Created in 1956 by a Greek-American immigrant from Chicago, Leo Stefanos, who would worry whenever his two young sons dashed after the neighborhood ice cream truck. To keep them safe, he spent months developing his own ice cream treat. Before long, the Dovebar was the talk of the neighborhood
    You can find it in Canada, USA, Europe, china…

    Comment by jesse on 1/15/07 at 6:37 am

     

14. does anyone know the % of cocoa in a dark dove?

    Comment by george on 1/16/07 at 1:38 pm

     

15. I love Dove’s milk chocolate. From the taste to the texture. The first time I remember trying it was at a family friend’s house (those individually wrapped squares (one section/piece of the bars shown above). It’s my favorite plain chocolate. I also love the chocolate in the M-azing bars (crispy- the chocolate from the peanut ones always tasted different, not sure why though, probably just me) but M-azing and Dove are both made by Mars, so.....

    Comment by Trish on 3/03/07 at 10:28 pm

     

16. Oh, and the indivually wrapped dove squares come foil-wrapped and you can buy the flavors in seperate packs (milk, dark, and caramel) or mixed.

    Comment by Trish on 3/03/07 at 10:30 pm

     

17. I love - LOVE - Dove chocolate (dark and milk) and for a few years in Canada you could get Dove mini Easter eggs (in bags of about 450g or so), but they never promoted them much and they’ve gotten harder and harder to find. 

    Actually, I’d take the individually-wrapped squares too (it’s the same chocolate) but I can’t find them either - anyone seen them in Canada in the past few months?  Last time I saw them it was at Wal-Mart, but that was 3 years ago…

    Comment by SarahG on 3/06/07 at 1:24 pm

     

18. Do you have Target up there? I’ve seen them there, and at CVS Pharmacy. They do have them in Walmarts here too. Ooh, and they have big mixed bags (milk, dark, caramel) over at BJ’s Wholesale Club, but I don’t know that they have those in Canada.

    Comment by Trish on 3/06/07 at 6:04 pm

     

19. Hi, on comment #10 by Lynn - i have to agree that the xocai chocolate is far better than the dark chocolate by dove. i was introduced by a friend of mine. i also know that alot of people are seeing the healing effects of eating xocai chocolate on a regular bases.
    So why not just eat a Dove bar? Well. . . the chocolate found in virtually all chocolate candy is PROCESSED, which kills the antioxidant content. Processed chocolate is laden with fat, wax, fillers, preservatives, and sugar. Xocai products contain completely natural , unprocessed chocolate which retains 100% of its antioxidant and nutritional value! Xocai products deliver the full antioxidant capacity of dark chocolate without the fat, wax, fillers, preservatives, and high sugar content normally associated with chocolate.

    Comment by teresa on 4/03/07 at 2:28 pm

     

20. teresa - yes, processed chocolate is “laden” with fat! It’s called cocoa butter ... it’s what makes chocolate unique. Take that out of the recipe and you no longer have chocolate ... you have cocoa or mockolate.

    Read the ingredients on the Xocai bar ...

    http://www.mxicorp.com/ingredients/ing_om.html

    Dove bars DO NOT contain wax or preservatives. (American chocolate is prohibited from using wax by the FDA, however, some tropical countries do put food grade waxes in them.) In fact, there are VERY FEW chocolates that do contain preservatives, it’s the cocoa butter that makes cocoa extremely stable and protects the antioxidants in the cacao. Chocolates that contain preservatives are there to preserve the other ingredients, such as fillings or cremes.

    Chocolate itself does not have to have a high sugar content, it depends on the maker. Yes, there are chocolates that have higher antioxidants than Dove bars. There are also bars that have lower levels. It’s a CANDY BAR.

    Please go hawk your products elsewhere ... and don’t place your misinformation on my site again.

    Comment by Cybele on 4/03/07 at 2:55 pm

     

21. i don’t sell xocai, i just bought some from a co-worker. you don’t need to be mean, cause my intention was just information that i read up about. talk about mean spirited!
    go eat your CANDY BARS!

    Comment by teresa on 4/03/07 at 3:54 pm

     

22. I love Dove Chocolate and I just found a idea from Dove, MY DOVE! You can personalize a message under the wrapper of Dove Promises… it’s Awesome. Made some up for my wife and she loved them. They are on the dove chocolate web site

    Comment by Jim on 4/26/07 at 6:38 pm

     

23. I love the Dove Promises - but only when they are fresh.  I buy them by the bag and the best thing is to cut open that bag and take that very first deep whiff of all that rich chocolate aroma.

    I rarely buy the eggs and the hearts because not only are they harder to get the foil off in one piece but I have a sneaking suspicion they get stored from year to year, holiday to holiday.  That said - I do buy the Truffle eggs - love those.  The chocolate covered almonds are great too except it’s way too easy to accidentally eat the whole bag.

    The only problem I’ve had with Dove is if you happen to leave the bag in a sunny spot and they get all soft.  I carefully arranged them on every flat surface in the fridge to let them get solid again but when I opened one up I was dismayed to discover swirly white marks on them.  When I ate one I found that it had seperated and was no longer creamy or smooth but was some sort of chocolate substance cut with some sort of powder.

    No loss tho - my daughter prounced them good enough for her and gobbled them up.  She even likes to warm up the individual promises in her hand or pocket for a while and then eat it that way.

    Me - I just buy a fresh bag - cut it open - take my deep whiff - and ahhhhhh.....

    Comment by Jennifer on 4/27/07 at 9:33 am

     

24. I was recently introduced to Dove chocolate...I can’t believe that I never tried it before.
    
    I find their dark chocolate to be much tastier (less bitter) than most others that I’ve tried...their milk chocolate is too sweet for my taste.

    Did you know that Dove does home parties? my friend just started a home based business with them...apparently they sell products so that you can make chocolate desserts using Dove chocolate...YUMMY!

    Comment by Tracey on 6/18/07 at 8:01 am

     

25. I just love the taste of Dove Chocolates, especially the dark chocolates… they are creamy and sweet that’s perfectly blended to suit our tender palates. You can never have enough of them! (yum yum)

    And, I thought you would like to know that Dove is going around giving out free samples of milk chocolate and dark chocolate candy out on the streets of major U.S. cities from August 2nd-5th. If you happen to be at these locations Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Houston TX, Los Angeles CA, Miami FL, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, San Diego CA and San Francisco CA, here’s your chance to get a chocogasmic experience with Dove chocolate like no other! (without breaking your wallet)

    You can check Dove’s site dovechocolate.com for their other luscious offerings, bunch of recipes and other stuff.

    Comment by Joy on 8/01/07 at 8:04 pm

     

26. Do you work for Dove or one of their marketing companies, Joy?

    I find it really odd how many comments are popping up on my site regarding this Dove giveaway. (No offense, it may just be a coincidence that so many Dove fans go around googling “I love dove Chocolate” and “blog on chocolate reviews.")

    Comment by Cybele on 8/01/07 at 8:09 pm

     

27. Thanks Joy for the info about the free chocolate. I heard about this but didn’t know what cities it was in. I don’t if you work for them or not but I appreciate the info anyway

    Comment by Steven on 8/01/07 at 8:42 pm

     

28. Actually,I don’t (I wish I was!). It’s just that my best-friend is part of the “dove ladies” who will be handing out the free samples IN SF area. I am just as excited as her!:-) [Not to mention, we had some blast of Dove treats last week, more than what our appetites can handle!]

    Comment by Joy on 8/01/07 at 8:45 pm

     

29. From what I understand, Dove dark chocolate is less than 70% cocoa which is the percentage necessary for the healthful benefits of chocolate. Dove won’t publish the actual percentage since most people just see “Dark” on a chocolate bar and think they’re eating a healthy alternative to milk chocolate.

    There are plenty of dark chocolate bars out there that are 70% cocoa - but to enjoy the health benefits you only need to eat the amount that’s about the size of a Hershey kiss.

    Comment by Pam on 8/14/07 at 4:41 am

     

30. i love dove chocolate!it melts in your mouth when you eat it

    Comment by Ms.lilly on 10/12/07 at 9:05 am

     

31. I just bought some Dove milk chocolate hearts.  They taste like they have cinnamon or some other weird spice in them.  The label says “natural and artificial flavors”.  Well I would like to know what these “flavors” are.  I hated the chocolate - far too cinnamon-flavored.

    Comment by CArol on 2/04/08 at 2:45 am

     

32. I love it, enough said!

    Comment by C on 2/05/08 at 2:56 pm

     

33. Wow...love this blog almost as much as I love Dove chocolate!

    Just wanted to comment to say that if your Dove melts and you put it in the fridge, the reason that you have the white swirls is because it lost its temper...it is still good to eat, just doesn’t look too good. 

    Dove has a new venture of home tasting parties that is the newest craze of home parties.  I am a chocolatier for them and recommend it to everyone.  The home parties are a hit because everyone loves tasting chocolate, especially Dove chocolate and buying it. 

    Comment by Linda on 2/09/08 at 1:48 pm

     

34. I love Dove Promises as do my sisters and any friends I have introduced these treats to.  One problem - we can’t get them in Canada.  Isn’t that discrimination?  What’s with that?

    Comment by rhonda on 2/20/08 at 12:44 pm

     

35. i am hunting for a brownies recipe that has 3 large Dove Bars in the middle of the brownie

    Comment by lynda on 3/07/08 at 4:02 pm

     

36. I loved Dove chocolate until now. I bought the foil Easter eggs and find that the taste is off - in both the milk and dark choc. varieties. So I looked on the wrapper to see what was amiss. There is no info on the country of origin. Now I’m wondering if they are cutting
    corners and producing it somewhere else. If so, I will never buy it again. In the meantime, I put in a request for the information on their website. I hope it is just a bad batch of eggs, because there is no excuse in the world if they have taken production out of this country

    Comment by pearl on 3/25/08 at 1:56 pm

     

37. Random thought on Dove chocolates… Cybele, do I remember you aren’t big on fudge?  I’m not all that fond of fudge (it’s the texture, I think) and I find that I have the same reaction to Dove chocolates that I do to fudge.  It’s the same mouth-feel for me.

    Nice flavor, but the ultra-smooth is too fudgy for me.

    Comment by Beth on 5/14/08 at 9:41 am

     

38. Man, you got swamped with chocolate reps on this one! How many posts was that, where people were trying to covertly sell things???

    On the Dove front, everyone I know either loves Dove or hates it. I guess it’s one of those chocolates that you either can’t stand, or totally love. I’m on the love side - Dove plain milk chocolate promises are my favorite kind of chocolate. I think it’s a little sweeter than some other chocolate brands, and I love that smoothness that some people have said they didn’t like. I like how they just melt in my mouth.

    My mom, on the other hand, really dislikes Dove - it’s the texture, I think, that she doesn’t care for. I think to like Dove you really have to be a smoothness fan!

    Comment by Cattie on 9/22/08 at 5:49 pm

     

39. After seeing the recall from Cadbury due to tainted milk from China, I wrote to Dove asking where their Dark Chocolate Promises were made...no reply.  Why don’t they list the country of origin on their packaging?  Anyone know where they produce this stuff?  If it comes from China, or has ingredients from China, I’ll never purchase another package.

    Comment by W. Vincent on 10/01/08 at 3:55 pm

     

40. W. Vincent - Dove is made in the United States in two factories, one in Elizabethtown, PA and the other outside of Chicago. I’ve been assured that Mars sources their milk for candy made in the US in the US.

    Hershey’s has a similar statement on their website.

    (Cadbury’s recall is only for their products made in Asia for the Asian and Australian markets, not their UK or American products.)

    As a side note, Dove dark chocolate products contain butterfat but no milk proteins as an ingredient.

    Comment by Cybele on 10/01/08 at 4:05 pm

     

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