Easter time is just about upon us again, and it wouldn't be the same without a Creme Egg or ten, right?
The famous chocolate sweet treat arrived on the British food scene around 60 years ago, with the foil wrapped Cadbury egg just as popular now as it was all those years go. And one important question is of course "how do you eat yours?"
However, there is another question that many ponder - what is the 'goo' in the middle of a Creme Egg? The baffling query has long been a topic of social media debate, with many wondering what they are eating when tucking into the white and yellow insides.
One baffled Twitter user wrote: “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?”
“I have a question. What is the goo made from in a Creme Egg?”, another confused chocolate lover asked.
Across the UK, around 333 million Creme Eggs are consumed even single year. But still, many people don't know what it is they are actually eating.
To solve the mystery once and for all, we have done some digging to find out what makes that tasty but unique filling.
What is the filling in a Creme Egg made of?
According to Cadbury, the original Creme Egg doesn't actually include any cream at all - it has a soft, sugary fondant centre.
Mimicking the yolk and white of an actual egg, the yellow and white 'goo' actually contains dry egg white - yep, really!
According to the confectionary company's website, the filling is made with:
- sugar
- milk
- glucose syrup
- cocoa butter
- inverted sugar syrup
- dried whey
- vegetable fats
- dried egg white
The high sugar content may not come as a surprise, with a huge 26.5g of sugar in each Creme Egg.
Each egg also contains 6.1g of fat, 3.7g of which are saturated fat, 0.06g of salt and 177 calories.
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