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People Are Only Just Realising What Filling Inside A Cadbury’s Creme Egg Is
Cadbury Creme Eggs have long been a favourite among confectionery fans – but only now are people realising what the egg’s creamy centre consists of.
According to Cadbury, since landing on shelves for the first time in 1971, the chocolate giant produces an incredible 500 million eggs per year – with over a third for export.
To put that into context, the company says that if you laid all the Creme Eggs made in a year from end to end, it would stretch from Birmingham, England, to Sydney, Australia.
If you stacked them on top of each other, they’d be 10 times higher than Everest. That’s a whole lot of chocolatey goodness.
Originally just an Easter treat, Creme Eggs are now available between January and April.
However, despite enjoying them for several decades, consumers have only just learned what the filling actually is.
The ingredients have long been the subject of speculation, with one person suggesting that it could be frosting or even toothpaste in the middle.
One person wrote on Twitter: “I have a huge problem weighing on my mind: What is the substance in the middle of a Creme Egg called? What is it? A goo?”
“What the hell is this doing in a Creme Egg?!” one X, formerly Twitter, user comments under a post about the topic.
Another user adds: “The mind boggles.”
Somebody else points out: “It’s for colouring – I suspect it’s used for the yolk.”
A fourth shares: “Yes, I can’t even look at them…”
Among all the questions, there were few answers, as sweet-toothed fans took to finding out once and for all what the egg’s ‘yolk’ actually is.
Cadbury does actually provide the answer on its website, stating that the gooey centre is fondant made up of sugar, milk, glucose syrup, cocoa butter, inverted sugar syrup, dried whey, vegetable fats and dried egg white.
Paprika extract provides the yellow colouring which imitates the egg’s yolk.
But what’s even more surprising is that this paprika hack has made its way to the world of real eggs, too.
An investigation found that real-life eggs can sometimes experience the paprika treatment, as per The Telegraph.
And it’s for the exact same reason that Creme Eggs use the ingredient – for the colour!
The bright, orange-y tone of some pricier yolks, which some customers associate with higher-quality and tastier eggs, can actually be produced as a result of feeding paprika to the chickens!
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