Stiftung Warentest examines chocolate from different manufacturers and price ranges, such as Lindt, Milka, Ritter Sport and Co - but good chocolate does not have to be expensive.
Stiftung Warentest * examines
chocolate from
different manufacturers.
Test winner is a rather unknown brand.
Well-known brands such as
Lindt
,
Milka
,
Ritter Sport
and Co. perform worse.
Kassel - From cocoa beans to finished bars:
Chocolate
is one of the Germans' favorite sweets.
In 2018, the consumption per capita was a full nine kilos.
Milk chocolate is by far one of the most popular varieties.
The consumer organization Stiftung Warentest has put various types under the microscope.
taken
Above all, milk and whole milk chocolates were tested, but also cream chocolate, among other things.
The decisive factors for the evaluation were the taste, the pollutants contained, the milk and cocoa content and the correct labeling.
Chocolate at Stiftung Warentest: These are the winners in the test
A total of 25 varieties were tested in a test from 2018.
Including manufacturers such as
Milka, Ritter Sport
and
Lindt
.
However, these can score less.
A rather unknown
Fairtrade chocolate
does particularly well at
Stiftung Warentest
.
It is not only produced cheaply and fairly, but also helps to save the climate with every bar.
These are the test winners:
brand | product | price | grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Plant for the Planet | The good chocolate | 1.00 euros | good (1.9) |
Marabou | Mjölk Choklad King Size | 2.79 euros | good (2.0) |
Merci | Premium cream Milk Chocolate | 1.30 euros | good (2.0) |
Milka | Alpine milk | 1.00 euros | good (2.0) |
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Chocolate at Stiftung Warentest: The losers in the test
Stiftung Warentest
proves that good
chocolate
doesn't have to cost a lot.
The test winner is a whole 4.50 euros cheaper than the loser.
Even if no product scores worse than "sufficient", these brands lose out in the test:
brand | product | price | grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Lindt | Whole milk made from whole alpine milk | 1.59 euros | satisfactory (2.6) |
Magnum | Classic Signature Chocolate | 1.99 euros | satisfactory (2.6) |
Hachez | Noble whole milk | 2.29 euros | satisfactory (3.1) |
Godiva | Milk Chocolate | 5.50 euros | sufficient (3.6) |
Stiftung Warentest: Chocolate against the climate crisis
"The good chocolate" from Plant for the Planet was awarded as the best
chocolate
.
For every five bars sold, the organization plants a tree in Mexico.
This should prevent or at least delay climate change.
So far, 2.5 million trees have been planted.
The
chocolate
from Switzerland convinces
Stiftung-Warentest
above all in its taste: it smells and tastes nutty.
The experts could not find germs or bacteria.
"The good chocolate" is available here:
Edeka
Rewe
Kaufland
Alnatura
Müller
Dm
Rossmann
Good
Chocolate at Stiftung Warentest: Popular brands miss out on victory
The popular Milka and Merci products land just behind the winner.
They cannot fully score in the taste or in the examination for germs.
Well-known brands like Ritter Sport or Toblerone
score
only mediocre
at
Stiftung Warentest
.
Aldi * discounter products "Moser Roth Edel Vollmilch" and Lidl Bio "Organic Whole Milk
Chocolate
" are in the good range.
Even if the manufacturer
Lindt
scores points in terms of taste, the result is only “satisfactory”.
Stiftung Warentest
criticizes the fact that a vanilla pod is shown on the packaging - however, there is no real vanilla in it, only the flavoring vanillin.
Chocolate at Stiftung Warentest: product contaminated with nickel
At the
bottom of
Stiftung Warentest
is the most expensive bar: Godvia Milk Chocolate.
It is heavily contaminated with nickel, which can get into the cocoa plant via the soil.
However, the amount contained is not harmful to health.
But the labeling on the
chocolate
packaging
has also been criticized.
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The test winner at Stiftung Warentest is a rather unknown chocolate.
Well-known brands perform worse (symbol image).
© Oliver Berg / picture alliance / dpa
In addition to chocolate: other products at Stiftung Warentest
Steaks from Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Co at Stiftung Warentest: The consumer organization examines pork products.
The quality is often good, but the housing conditions are a major point of criticism.
Some foods increase your risk of developing cancer.
According to Stiftung Warentest, you should keep your hands off these products in order to reduce the risk of cancer.
The Stiftung Warentest recently tested Bluetooth boxes.
In the 2020 test, 12 new devices were added to the Stiftung Warentest database.
Sunscreen for babies and children was also examined by Stiftung Warentest.
Some popular brands fail - including L'Oreal.
In contrast, a private label drugstore is convincing.
(
Karolin Schaefer) * hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
List of rubric lists: © Oliver Berg / picture alliance / dpa
