# Milk Chocolate, Mr. Goodbar, Krackel, or Special Dark? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464 "2011-09-07T02:57:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/1 "2011-09-07T02:57:22Z")
The receptionist has a dish full of the standard Hershey’s chocolate assortment: the standard milk chocolate, Mr. Goodbar (chopped roasted peanuts), Krackel (crispy rice), and Special Dark. You may only choose one. Which will it be? I go for the Mr. Goodbar over half the time, and occasionally the Special Dark or the Krackel, depending on my mood. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/2 "2011-09-07T03:04:41Z")
I would go for the Goodbar if Hershey’s would change the chocolate back. So, Special Dark. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/3 "2011-09-07T03:13:57Z")
special dark is a favorite of mine. I like the others in the poll too. Goodbar is my second choice if the the Dark is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/4 "2011-09-07T03:27:18Z")
Krackel. It’s not even a contest. If all the Krackel are gone, I’ll take a Goodbar but plain chocolate no matter the cacao content will lose every time. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/5 "2011-09-07T03:32:29Z")
Krackel \> Special Dark \> Mr. Goodbar \> Regular Krackel is the closest to a unique product. Although, Goodbar has always tasted off to me. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/6 "2011-09-07T03:41:25Z")
I always go for the Goodbar first, even though the Special Dark is actually better. If they made a Special Dark with peanuts, that would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/7 "2011-09-07T03:45:17Z")
> [@diku](#): > > I would go for the Goodbar if Hershey’s would change the chocolate back. > > So, Special Dark. When did they change it? And what was the change? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/8 "2011-09-07T03:59:42Z")
Special dark every time. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/9 "2011-09-07T09:00:01Z")
In miniatures form, Special Dark above all. If I was getting a full-size bar, probably Krackel (don’t think you can get this in full size any more, and it even seems to have disappeared from the Hershey fundraising assortments…) or Mr. Goodbar, then Special Dark, then milk chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/10 "2011-09-07T10:37:30Z")
> [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > When did they change it? And what was the change? From Wiki: The Hershey Company began to change the ingredients of some of its products in 2008, in order to replace some of the relatively expensive cocoa butter with cheaper oil substitutes. This was done to cut costs, rather than having to raise prices in the marketplace for products containing cocoa butter. ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/11 "2011-09-07T11:36:53Z")
Special Dark, though I am fond of the Krackels as well. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/12 "2011-09-07T12:47:47Z")
Special Dark every time. If they’re all gone, Mr. Goodbar would be a perfectly acceptable replacement. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/13 "2011-09-07T13:55:31Z")
Special Dark, any time. Followed by Krackel, Mr. Goodbar, and then the plain. Now I’m going to go get a sack of these. ---
**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/14 "2011-09-07T14:00:39Z")
For me, it would be Mr. Goodbar followed by Krackel and Milk chocholate. There’s something about Mr. Goodbar’s taste that I really like. Special Dark is staying in the bowl. It has a really off taste I never liked as a child and still don’t. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/15 "2011-09-07T15:51:56Z")
None. Hershey’s makes horrible chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/16 "2011-09-07T16:11:13Z")
Krackel, then Milk, then Dark. Mr. Goodbar could perhaps be used as a suppository but never taken by mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/17 "2011-09-07T16:16:11Z")
Krackel. If those are gone, Special Dark. If those are gone, regular. If there’s nothing but Mr. Goodbar left, I’ll just skip it and get my chocolate elsewhere. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/18 "2011-09-07T16:31:21Z")
It’s at work, which means chances are good I haven’t eaten since yesterday’s dinner; so I go for the Mr. Goodbar because it has nuts in it. Tastewise, I would always choose the Special Dark. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/19 "2011-09-07T16:54:45Z")
Krackel, before the oil change. After, I don’t bother to buy’em. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464/20 "2011-09-07T17:08:00Z")
> [@diku](#): > > From Wiki: > > The Hershey Company began to change the ingredients of some of its products in 2008, in order to replace some of the relatively expensive cocoa butter with cheaper oil substitutes. This was done to cut costs, rather than having to raise prices in the marketplace for products containing cocoa butter. I knew something had changed in the past few years, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Thanks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464.md?page=2)