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Chocolate is an absolute British favourite, with eight in 10 eating it at least once a week and a third at least once a day, according to research by free-from chocolate brand NOMO. An expert from the team told Express.co.uk how people should be storing their choc for optimum taste.<\/p>\n
Chocolate rarely tastes bad – after all, even bad chocolate is still chocolate.<\/p>\n
But according to NOMO’s product development manager Angela Beckett, there’s a specific way to store the sweet stuff so it tastes optimal.<\/p>\n
The research suggests that we don’t really know where to keep our chocolate post-supermarket.<\/p>\n
According to NOMO, 34 percent of Britons store chocolate in their fridges, edging just in front of the 30 percent who store it outside of the fridge.<\/p>\n
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Around 29 percent sit on the fence when it comes to chocolate storage, flitting between storing it in and out of the fridge.<\/p>\n
Chocolate expert Angela settled the debate for Express.co.uk and revealed that chocolate should ideally be kept outside the fridge.<\/p>\n
She stated: “The temperature of chocolate has a huge impact on the texture and the flavour delivery – more than you might expect.<\/p>\n
“The aromatic cocoa notes are more apparent at higher temperatures, so if you want to appreciate the depth of flavours it should be stored outside of the fridge in a cool, dark place.<\/p>\n
“Around 18 to 21 degrees Celsius is the goldilocks zone for chocolate – it’s not too hot that it’s melting but not too cold that it loses its flavour!”<\/p>\n
Manufacturer of heating and refrigeration systems Viessmann revealed that the ideal room temperature of a kitchen should be around 18 – 21 degrees celsius.<\/p>\n
Chocolate is an extremely popular treat, so it is somewhat baffling that so many of us are getting it wrong when it comes to storage.<\/p>\n
NOMO’s research found that of those surveyed, chocolate is the number one favourite snack.<\/p>\n
The tasty treat received almost half of the votes – more than three times more than second favourite snack, crisps.<\/p>\n
Nine percent of people opted for cake as their favourite snack, while five percent said cheese.<\/p>\n
The nation is so chocolate obsessed that many would rather give up their other favourite guilty pleasures than chocolate.<\/p>\n
34 percent of those surveyed would sooner give up watching Love Island than go without chocolate, while another 32 percent would sooner give up dating apps.<\/p>\n
31 percent would even give up watching the beloved British favourite Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n
One in four would prefer to pack in alcohol and football than give up the stuff.<\/p>\n
NOMO is the UK’s number one free from chocolate brand, offering a variety of vegan and free from chocolate.<\/p>\n