Survey Of The Week

The consumer magazine, Which?, as usual has its finger on the nation’s pulse and answered that most burning of questions; which tin of chocolates should I buy to ensure that I will get my favourite chocolate after it has been passed around family and friends? The answer, of course, depends entirely on the type of chocolate you prefer.

If you like nutty chocolates, then a tin of Celebrations should satisfy you, with on average twelve Snickers per tin, 12 Milky Ways, and 11 Mars bars. The reason fans of Galaxy Caramel and Galaxy are often disappointed is that there are only six of them each in a tin while Twix fans have to make do with seven, and Bounty and Malteser fans will have to fight over just eight each.

Fans of dairy milk, caramel and fruit crème should make a bee line for Cadbury Roses, which have twice as many of them as they do fudge and truffles. Éclair and fudge fans should settle for a tub of Cadbury Heroes, which contain almost twice as many of those varieties as they do Twirls or Wispas. Heroes are more niggardly with the variety of sweets they offer, just eight, compared with the box offering the most diverse selection of varieties, Quality Street with eleven.

Even with a box of Quality Street there is a bias in the distribution of varieties, with nine Pink Fudges compared to four Green Triangles and four Orange Crunches. They make up for this imbalance with caramels, toffees, and fruit cremes.

The answer id depending upon your taste and the box you are presented with, get in first to avoid disappointment.