Milk Chocolate Bar Comparison

Purpose:

 This analysis will determine the best of four milk chocolate bars based on deliciousness.  The four bars are of the following brands: Hershey's, Lindor, Hazelwood, and Dove. All of the bars are the standard size and bought at Walgreen's. To determine which bar tasted best, a poll of 9 people of varying ages was taken. They rated the bars on a 1 to 4 scale, which related to a point system. The bar with the most points is deemed most delicious. Unit price and calories per gram will both be calculated for anyone interested and to help make the final decision. To determine unit price, the Walgreen's original price (not sale price, tax not included) was used. 

The final decision will rely heavily on the delicious ratings.

                       

Lindor

Hazelwood

Dove

Hershey's

Just the Facts:
 A taste was done for the four different bars by a total of 9 people. They were told not to look at the chocolate to eliminate any bias. Each person rated all four bars a number from 1 to 4, 1 being the most delicious, and 4 being the least. Each rating related to points: 1 receives 4 points, 2 gets 3 points, 3 gets 2 points, and 4 gets 1 point.

Here are the results:

• The Hershey's bar scored a total of 40 points. 
• The Lindor bar received 39 points. 
• Hazelwood totaled 14 points. 
• The Dove bar received 34 points. 

 

The unit price was also calculated in order to help determine which bar is worth the money. This was figured out by taking the original price and dividing it by the weight printed on the wrapper.

• Hershey's:    $1.09/43grams   =  0.0253$/g
• Lindor:         $2.69/100grams =  0.0269$/g
• Hazelwood: $1.79/90grams    =  0.0199$/g
• Dove:           $1.09/40.8grams =  0.0267$/g 

The third item I took into account was the calorie count for each bar. Instead of just posting the calories per serving, I posted the calories per gram. This was done by taking the calories per serving and multiplying it by the number of servings. Then I divided the total calories by the grams in each bar.

·       Hershey’s:   210 total calories/43grams  =   4.88cal/g

·       Lindor:        720 total calories/100grams =  7.20cal/g

·       Hazelwood: 475 total calories/90grams   =  5.27cal/g

·       Dove:          220 total calories/40.8grams =  5.39cal/g

 Analysis:

      The chocolate bar rated most delicious is the Hershey's bar. Lindor came in a very close second. Then Dove came in third, with Hazelwood in a distant last place.  Because the Hershey's and Lindor bars came so close, it shows that the two are different preferences in the poll group. To help anyone figure out which one would be best to his or her liking, read the following descriptions given to each chocolate bar.

      Hershey's was easy to break into sections, creamy, and would melt a few moments after being bitten. It has a slightly bitter after taste to some. Lindor, when bitten into, would melt right away. It is creamy and has an almost marshmallow lightness to it. Hazelwood is a hard chocolate and was difficult to break. It tasted similar to the little chocolates found in the "Days until Christmas" calendars. Dove is rich, slow to melt, and maybe a little too sweet for some taste pallets.

 

      

    The chocolate bar with the best unit price is Hazelwood at about 2 cents per gram. The other three are all about 2.5 cents per gram. If you are looking for a cheap chocolate fix, Hazelwood is the way to go if you don't mind sacrificing funds for flavor. The milk chocolate bar with the second lowest unit price is Hershey's. The third lowest unit price is the Dove bar, and the highest unit price is the Lindor bar. 

The lowest calorie count per gram is found in the Hershey’s bar. The highest calorie count belongs to the Lindor bar. Hazelwood has the second lowest count, and Dove has the second highest. If your judge here was focused strictly on health (funny since it’s chocolate), Hershey’s is the best bet, and Lindor is the worst.

Conclusion:

Seeing that the Hershey's bar has been scored as most delicious, has a low unit price, and the fewest calories per gram, I would rate it the best of the 4 bars. Lindor is so close to a tie with Hershey's for flavor that I rate it in second place; even though it has the highest unit price and calorie count, I deem it worth the extra $0.0016 (not even a half penny)  and 2.32 calories per gram more it costs than Hershey's. Because Hazelwood was lacking so badly in flavor, I could not put it anywhere but in last place. If you are looking for a cheap chocolate fix, Hazelwood is the way to go if you don't mind sacrificing funds for flavor. This leaves third place for the Dove bar. It is not a bad bar of chocolate; just isn’t as palatable as the Lindor or Hershey’s.

Hershey's