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Rarely do people who eat chocolate and confectionery consider its food value—they eat candy because they like it. Sometimes it is called a “fun food.”

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Minifie, B.W. (1989). Food Value of Chocolate and Confectionery. In: Chocolate, Cocoa and Confectionery: Science and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7924-9_24

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