Chocolate Santa Clauses in the Öko-Test: Santa Clauses are hardly recommended
Created: 2022-11-18, 3:43 p.m
By: Stella Henrich
In an investigation by Öko-Test, most Santa Clauses come off badly.
Many contain residues of mineral oils.
Seven are "good", eleven "satisfactory", five "inadequate".
Munich – They actually look good enough to eat in their red costumes, with long white beards and slightly plump bellies.
The Chocolate Santa Clauses.
They belong in the pre-Christmas period, like the lamb at Easter and the goose on Christmas Eve.
But the Nikolaus judgment that the consumer advocates from Öko-Test (Issue 12/2022) are now giving about the chocolate men is devastating.
Under the red robe, most of them are not edible.
Most show
mineral oils or aluminum
when examined in a laboratory.
So the eco-testers.
Carcinogenic substances were also discovered.
Chocolate Santa Clauses in the test: According to the tester, only seven are "good"
Among the 23 chocolate Santa Clauses tested were four vegan products and seven organic products.
All were examined in the laboratory for mineral oil components such as MOSH and MOAH and for aluminum.
The testers also investigated whether the chocolate men have become significantly more expensive for consumers due to inflation and higher energy prices.
Then the shocking result: only seven are “good”, with “very good” no chocolate man cuts off.
All tested products received mineral oil residues.
Even with the seven rated as good, the values were only “slightly increased”.
These are the seven "good guys":
product | Price |
Organic chocolate Santa Claus from dm | 2.44 euros |
Santa Claus made from organic milk chocolate from Klett | 2.65 euros |
Organic fair trade Santa Claus from Riegelein | 3.05 euros |
Organic chocolate Santa Claus vegan from Yanns | 7.48 euros |
Hello Santa vegan by Lindt | 4.49 euros |
Milka Santa Claus Alpine milk | 2.42 euros |
Santa Claus In Town Santa Claus whole milk from Netto | 0.60 euros |
Source: Öko-Test
Chocolate Santa Clauses in the test: what about the prices?
Only two providers admit to Öko-Test that they have increased the recommended price for their chocolate Santa Clauses since last November – by ten or 20 cents apiece.
These include the pretty Müller & Müller Santa Claus with glasses and colorful packages, as well as the plastic-packed Rosengarten chocolate Santa Claus vegan from Minderleinsmühle.
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Chocolate Santa Clauses in the test: only seven were able to convince the testers from Öko-Test.
(Iconic image) © Sabine Gudath/imago
The other companies stated that they had not changed prices or weight or generally refused information on pricing.
Chocolate Santa Clauses in the test: sweet, but not edible - how does the mineral oil get into the figures?
Mineral oil components are now a widespread problem among product manufacturers.
According to the consumer advocates from Öko-Test, contamination is possible wherever food comes into contact with lubricants.
This also applies to chocolate.
Because here, cocoa beans can be contaminated by lubricating oils on harvesters or during transport in sisal and jute bags, the testers continue.
The plastic foil in which many a chocolate man is wrapped can also be responsible for the pollution.
Chocolate Santa Clauses in the test: one Santa Claus was even deficient
This Santa Claus is "inadequate":
Santa Claus fine milk chocolate from Hachez
These two chocolate figures are "satisfactory":
Children's Santa Claus milk chocolate from Ferrero
Lindt Santa Claus milk chocolate from Lindt & Sprüngli
The ecological testers in the laboratory noticed positively that the chocolate Santa Clauses do not contain any significant aluminum residues.
A toddler with a body weight of 30 kilograms would have to eat at least 14, in some cases even more than 200 pieces per week, depending on the weight of the chocolate figures, in order to exhaust the maximum tolerable intake level set by the European Food Safety Authority, according to the finding of the tester
By the way: The consumer advocates from Stiftung Warentest also regularly scrutinize chocolate.
Testing of 24 dark panels found carcinogenic pollutants in some brands.
Including chocolate from Aldi and Lidl.