# Nougat bars

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 10, 2007, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441 "2007-06-10T07:37:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![totoismomo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@totoismomo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/totoismomo)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441/1 "2007-06-10T07:37:40Z")

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I’ve had nougat bars before–like the hard white kind, not the fluffy three musketeers kind–but only outside of the US. I was wondering if anyone knew of some domestic nougat I could get my hands on, or even some foreign stuff I could order online. The nougat bar I had in England was strawberry flavored, I believe, and had peanuts in it, but I can’t remember the name of it. Anyone know?

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**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441/2 "2007-06-10T07:43:35Z")

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Question I feel could easily be answered in this thread: What the heck IS nougat, anyway? What’s it made out of?

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**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441/3 "2007-06-10T09:03:24Z")

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[I will use Google before asking stupid questions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nougat).

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**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441/4 "2007-06-10T09:19:04Z")

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If we all used Google whenever we had a question, this message board would be a lonely place.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441/5 "2007-06-10T12:37:32Z")

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Brachs has this which I don’t consider close to the Wiki description.

[http://www.brachs.com/products/product.asp?base\_code=229](http://www.brachs.com/products/product.asp?base_code=229)

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**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nougat-bars/407441/6 "2007-06-10T14:32:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]  
Brachs has this which I don’t consider close to the Wiki description.  
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In what way is:

[QUOTE=Brachs]  
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed and/or Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Soy Protein, Egg Whites, Dextrose, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6,Blue 1, Red 3  
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not similar to

[QUOTE=wikipedia]  
The “nougat” used as an ingredient in many modern candy bars is not similar to traditional recipes, but is a mixture of sucrose and corn syrup aerated with a whipping agent such as egg white or hydrolyzed soya protein. It may also have vegetable fats and milk powder added, and is typically combined with nuts, caramel, and/or chocolate.  
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? It may be slightly atypical since they have not combined it with nuts, caramel or chocolate, but other than that it looks like a normal example of a traditional sweetmeat as interpreted by the obesity/diabetes complex.