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Kcal 110 Fat 7.0g Fat(sats) 3.3g Carbs 10.1g (per finger)Back in January Ferrero announced the reformulation of their Kinder White bar with following statement to the trade - "The new improved recipe delivers the delicious intensity associated with white chocolate, plus a more creamy texture which melts smoothly in the mouth." Excited at the prospective changes, I today found one of the new formula bars on sale in my local Sainsbury's supermarket ... boy was I shocked at what I found!
Not only was the bar reduced in size down to 39.0g, but it soon became apparent that this reformulation in actual fact just meant an increase in the proportion of vegetable fat in the recipe. The thinness of the chocolate layer meant there was no detectable difference mouth feel wise - I don't get how it was supposed to established anyway given the outer dusting of cocoa was always going to add a relative coarseness. The only actual difference between the old and new bar that I perceived was that the chocolate did came across as a touch sweeter and sugar based in it's flavours.
Ferrero aren't the first, and neither will they be the last to both decrease the size of their products or increase the vegetable fat proportions. What gets me is that they have the cheek to position these changes as being driven by consumer demand. Sorry Ferrero but thats just cheap!
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Kcal 120 Fat 7.6g Carbs 11.3g (per 21.5g finger) Those of you who take an active interest in the confectionery market will be aware that a few weeks ago Ferrero announced they would be launching a 'white chocolate' version of the Kinder Bueno bar for the UK market...well being the impatient man I am I couldn't bear to wait and Ive been lucky enough to get my hands on one of these bars already. See above for proof ;)
Almost identically to the original bueno the bar comes in the form of two 21.5g fingers each with four sections.
Each finger is coated in what Kinder describe as 'chocolate meringue dust' - its a light brown coloured dust (like hot chocolate powder) that I will admit makes the bar look exceedingly good. This is where my positive things to say about this aspect of the bar run out though...this 'meringue' dust offers very very little in flavour and in all honest just causes one hell of a mess when you break the bar apart. When snapping the individual sections the brown powder just fell from the bar, making not only a mess of my fingers but also managing to get on my desk and clothes...not good. I understand its inclusion for its aesthetic appeal but its more of annoyance than anything and that's why the bars appearance score isn't good.
The white chocolate element is I'm sure what most of you are interested and for your information its not bad. It has an extremely similar texture to the chocolate on the original Bueno - rather smooth but verging on having a waxy texture that doesn't melt too well in the mouth. The actual flavour of the white chocolate isn't the strongest but has a slight vanilla hint which is quite pleasant. Most peoples complaints with white chocolate stem from the tendency for it to become sickly due to its generally high sugar content; this bar avoids this issue and its flavour although not the strongest is enjoyable.
The hazelnut creme and wafer elements are identical to what you find in the original Bueno. The wafer is pretty nondescript - pleasant enough but not going to set anyones world alight...it does its job competently but little else. The hazelnut creme is a different story altogether - its smooth, its creamy, in a word its wonderful and utterly indulgent experience.
Overall this latest offering from Ferrero is worth trying but far from being anything overly spectacular. The original elements that are kept from the Bueno are still really quite good - in terms of a creme filling not much else on the market gets near the Hazelnut centre...its really very good. The new elements this bar introduces are varying in terms of success. The meringue chocolate dust is not the best idea - visually impressive but practically not so; its unavoidably messy and basically just a real nuisance. The white chocolate element itself is an idea that is implemented with caution - its almost identical in texture to the original bar and a slight vanilla hint aside offers not too much differentiation in taste - its hardly poorly done but its a little unspectacular.
When this bar makes it to market here I would recommend you give it a go; I can see this being hugely popular due to the success of the Milk Chocolate Bueno - its not to far different from the original so if your a big fan I see no reason why you wont enjoy this white chocolate variant.
7.5 out of 10
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I do love the current version of this, the creamy nut stuff inside is delicous. But not a filling bar, its more something as a treat and I don't eat it too often as I dont want to get bored of it.
Will try the white choc version out when it arrives but im not a huge fan of white chocolate anyway so we shall see. If it is like the original I think you've given it a fair score.
Thanks Colin - the creamy nut stuff is so so so good!! its definately up there as one of my fave fillings.
Your right I think overdoing it on Buenos would make them less special and they are best having from just time to time.
Ive got my hands on a few more of these White Buenos and I have had a few more tastes...IMO i think the White chocolate could be a little stronger flavoured.
Will be intresting to know everyones views when they come out.
While I'm not normally a white chocolate fan I love Buenos so gave this one a try and was seriously impressed. I liked the texture of the shavings and the usual Bueno flavour. I'd imagine once the novelty wears off I'll revert to the milk variety though.
Saz - I dont think these have quite taken off to be honest..just looking at the mountains of them that were left in Woolworths the other day I dont think its going to be long before these get pulled.
To be honest im really not that fussed the milk chocolate version is good enough hold that position on the market alone...lets be honest with the bueno its not about the chocolate...its not about the wafer...its all about that DIVINE hazelnut creme mmmmmm
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Jim
White one is better [n more expensive]: standard one cost 43p at Tesco/ Sainsbury, whilst white one 47p, but 50 p in other shops.
I'm addicted, yesterday I ate ONLY buenos all day, 22 packs in all. I'll end up with diabetes soon
Kaz lol this has to be one of the best comments ever posted on this site :D :D
22 Buenos!? :D surely this has to be some sort of record! Can anyone out do this!???
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Jim
I'm pretty jaded and fully expect most candy companies to say that consumers are the ones who demanded the cheapening of ingredients. (That's what Hershey's has said over the years about its mockolate.)
Omg the update on this review is shocking. I can't believe they think they can get away with it.
Its a shame to hear about all of this. The white chocolate kinder bueno is one of my faves :(
Thats a disgrace. They should be allowed to get away with claiming something is superior when they are just making cost savings. Where do these companies get off?
That just sucks. I'm partial to a Bueno White now and then, looks like I won't be bothering in future. How dare they try to claim it's superior.
My sister has the odd Kinder Bueno and i think I've only had it once lol but neitehr of us have ever had the white one.. theyre not bars that ever really hit me to buy one.
It is pretty cheap of firm like Ferrero to do that, I have to say. Nestle are pretty much famous for it, forever plastering 'new creamy chocolate'(Aero!) or 'new crispy wafer' (anything from Kitkats to Lion bars!)and other nonsensicals on their wrappers which invariably mean the ingreduents are poorer quality but taste similar or they change the taste so they are nothing like before lol.
Its thankfully quite rare to find Cadbury bars with things like that on.
@Alan - sadly I think Cadbury may be starting to do the same. I had some Cadbury Fingers yesterday and they didn't taste too good, like the chocolate was really cheap. I know they're made under license, but still. The only chocolate I trust to taste the same nowadays is Dairy Milk.
I'm with you on the meringue dust; it is so utterly pointless. Like you said, it does not taste of anything, and all it ends up doing is hiding the taste of the white chocolate. If they got rid of the powder, it would be a nice snack bar.
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