Milk chocolate is a form of solid chocolate containing cocoa, sugar and milk. It is the most consumed type of chocolate, and is used in a wide diversity of bars, tablets and other confectionery products. Milk chocolate contains smaller amounts of cocoa solids than dark chocolates do, and contains milk solids. While its taste has been key to its popularity, milk chocolate was historically promoted as a healthy food, particularly for children.
A Milka chocolate bar, 30% cocoa.
Daniel Peter, Swiss chocolatier who combined chocolate and milk
1905 ad for Gala Peter stating "The world's first milk chocolate"
Since its beginning, milk chocolate has been associated with Alpine scenery.
The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar is a flagship chocolate bar manufactured by The Hershey Company. Hershey refers to it as "The Great American Chocolate Bar". The Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar was first sold in 1900.
Image: HERSHEY'S Chocolate Bar Greatest Milk Chocolate
Image: 2019 02 07 11 36 37 A Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar with Almonds with the wrapper still on in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
Image: Hershey's Special Dark Miniatures