| Appearance
|
Normal
Condition |
| Air
Bubbles |
Result
of manufacture |
| |
|
| Color
Variation |
Normal
Condition |
| Graying
Chocolate (resembles light powder) |
Fat
"Bloom" caused by exposure to
heat, sugar bloom caused by
exposure to dampness |
| White
powder-like substance |
Food
starch used as release agent
in manufacture or during packaging |
| Unmixed
color |
Result
of manufacture |
| Shiny,
Crystal-like substance |
large
sugar or crystals resulting
from manufacture, hard
unexpanded malted milk ball
center, tree sap, a gum sometimes
present form nuts (from trees) |
| Indentations |
Result
of manufacture; sometimes
due to a timing imperfection in
wrapping. |
| |
|
| Lumps |
Normal
Conditions |
| Hard |
Result
of manufacture; may
be peanut bit, stem or fruit bit |
| White
particles on candy |
Result
of manufacture; may be
starch that has not dissolved
or sugar or salt from peanut
butter |
| Metallic
taste |
Candy
burned in manufacture |
| White
particles on container |
Sugar
or starch from manufacture |
| Holes
(looks as if it was made with air holes or starch holes that the
tip of a pin |
Result
from chocolate enrobing
process; holes from sizing units |
| Whitish-yellow
powder |
On
product or in container from crushing of chocolate; on surface below
chocolate covering, may be starch covering for filling |
| Spotted
surface |
Black
or brown spots may be sugar burned in manufacture |
| Looks
or feels like a little pebble |
Hard
pieces of unexpanded malted milk ball center |
| |
| Other |
Normal
Condition |
| Unexpected
taste |
Citric
or ascorbic acid that has not dissolved may be unusually bitter
or sour; unusually strong flavoring may result from air bubbles
with concentrated flavoring |
| Wet
look |
Moisture
from product of polish solution |
| Wood |
Peanut
stem approximately ¾" long with rough textured exterior |
| Stringy
substance on surface |
Escaped
cream or other center |
