Chocolate Alpen Gold is appreciated by many of its lovers for its pleasant taste and relatively inexpensive price. Numerous and unusual flavors of the fillings of this chocolate leave few people indifferent. And many sweet tooths are so attached to this particular brand of chocolate that they cannot live a day without a wonderful delicacy in bright packaging.
History of Alpen Gold
The history of Alpen Gold chocolate began in 1992, when this brand was created by Stollwerck AG for the former socialist countries and sold to Kraft Foods. Initially, only two types of Alpen Gold bars could be found on store shelves: chocolate with hazelnuts and raisins or with hazelnuts. By 1994, this brand appeared in Russia and immediately gained popularity due to its low price and good quality, as well as bright packaging, eye-catching, and a catchy name. The name "Alpen Gold" shortly after the appearance in stores of this delicious chocolate has become associated with its excellent quality, and no wonder: the name "Alpine gold" for chocolate, whose production is mainly located in Eastern Europe, and not in the Alps, has become a great marketing ploy for buyers, for whom the "Alps" is synonymous with quality. With the development of the popularity of the brand, new tastes appear that conquer more and more sweet teeth.
Types of Alpen Gold chocolate
At the moment, this brand includes twenty-two chocolates, although the history of Alpen Gold began with two types. Now everyone can find for themselves the taste that suits best. So, at the moment on the shelves of stores are:
- Alpen Gold with hazelnuts and raisins;
- Alpen Gold with hazelnuts;
- Milk chocolate Alpen Gold;
- Alpen Gold with cookies and raisins;
- Dark chocolate Alpen Gold;
- Alpen Gold with crispy waffles and hazelnuts;
- Alpen Gold with strawberries and yogurt;
- Alpen Gold with blueberries and yogurt;
- Alpen Gold s corn flakes and peanuts;
- Alpen Gold cappuccino;
- Alpen Gold with orange and brandy;
- Alpen Gold truffle;
- Alpen Gold two chocolates;
- Alpen Gold with crackers and salted peanuts;
- White chocolate Alpen Gold with almonds and coconut;
- Alpen Gold with salted almonds and caramel;
- Dark chocolate Alpen Gold with raspberries and yogurt;
- Dark chocolate Alpen Gold with cherries and almonds;
- Alpen Gold Oreo;
- Alpen Gold Max Fun with popcorn, explosive caramel and cola flavored marmalade;
- Alpen Gold Max Fun with explosive caramel, marmalade and cookies;
- Alpen Gold Max Fun with peanuts, colorful dragees and caramel.
The Alpen Gold brand produces tiles of various formats. The standard, most consumer-friendly bars contain 90-100 grams of chocolate, but the Max Fun bars, due to the large amount of filling, come in packs of 160 grams and are almost the largest of those produced under this name. Also in the store you can find tiles for the sweet tooth with hazelnuts, with hazelnuts and raisins or with whole hazelnuts in the size of 200 grams. For a light snack, there are also 45 gram bars of milk chocolate, chocolate with hazelnuts and muesli or with hazelnuts and wafer.
Composition of Alpen Gold chocolate
The composition of the chocolate of this brand, in addition to the fillings, includes grated cocoa and cocoa butter, which makes the taste of this delicacy so real, chocolate. But, of course, production is not complete without the addition of emulsifiers and flavorings. Yes, and due to the content of milk fat in the composition of chocolate, its calorie content ranges from 510 to 530 kcal per 100 grams. This means that too much of this treat can lead to weight gain. However, it is not worth it at all only for people with intolerance to its individual components.
In life, we always lack something: the weather is bad, the work is stressful, there is too little time. But when it comes to chocolate, there are no dissatisfied. No, really, show a person who voluntarily refuses a piece of chocolate.
Not so long ago (on a historical scale) the choice was not so great. But the modern assortment of stores can be simply envied. And chocolate of some manufacturers can even occupy several counters. Among such “populists” is Alpen Gold.
How it was
This is a brand with not the most typical history. The brainchild of Stollwerck AG, Alpen Gold was conceived to conquer the countries of the former socialist camp. Currently, products are manufactured in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine. Poland also fell under the distribution.
The beginning of the history of this confectionery in Russia is called 1992 and 1994. Although the first plant producing "Alpine gold" was opened in Pokrov only in 1997.
In 2001, all rights to the brand were given to the Americans. The company made a fuss Kraft Foods(now Mondelēz International), which also took over production facilities in Poland and Hungary. On her initiative, in 2009, the world's first monument to chocolate was erected in Pokrov.
"The real gold of the Alps"
Because trademark traces its history “from the Germans”, then the origin of the name becomes clear: “alpen” - alpine, “gold” - gold. A piece of this mountain range was originally depicted on each package right above the name.
The Russian chocolate, which has changed its owner, has nothing "alpine", except for the name. However, the subtle move of advertisers is transparent:
ALPS - SWITZERLAND - GREAT CHOCOLATE
By the way, you will not find mountains on modern packaging. They have been replaced by rainbows. The mountains have also gone from the packages of chocolate produced in Europe. The slogan also changed several times: “The real gold of the Alps” gradually transformed into “Optimism is in your hands!”
How much to weigh in grams?
The modern line of chocolate "Alpen Gold" is represented by a wide range of standard chocolate bars. Their only difference in weight is not the traditional 100, but a reduced 90 grams.
Compared to them, a relatively new type has “grown up” a little - Alpen Gold Oreo milk chocolate, in which as much as 95 g.
The manufacturer also has real "giants" of 200 g: just with hazelnuts, hazelnuts and raisins, and with whole nuts. For those who need a larger portion.
The fantasy “Alpen Gold Max Fun” are not far from them in terms of weight:
- explosive caramel, marmalade, cookies;
- peanuts, multi-colored dragees, caramel;
- cola, popcorn, explosive caramel.
These tiles contain 160 g of joy. According to the manufacturer, it should be enough for everyone.
And the last option is a convenient bar weighing 38 g. It is positioned as a great option for a snack. Indeed, this bar is really chocolate. It is convenient to take it to work, school, exam, etc. 
Follow the range
It is definitely good that Alpen Gold chocolate pleases us with a large number of types. Everyone will find something to their taste: milky, dark, with fillings and additives, big and small, classic and exotic. Plus, the range is updated with new types from time to time.
The entire range can be divided into types:
- Dairy options.
- With toppings.
- From dark chocolate.
- Other types.
Lactic:
General composition for all dairy types:
- of course, sugar, without which chocolate would be bitter;
- cocoa liquor and cocoa butter, traditional for high-quality chocolate;
- dairy products (dairy product): dry whole milk and whey, as well as fat;
- soy lecithin (emulsifier) to combine all this into a homogeneous mass;
- flavoring "Vanillin" for taste - identical to natural.
In the line of milk chocolate, the main positions are as follows:
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Additional Ingredients:
- Without stuffing
- Hazelnut. The manufacturer added pieces of roasted hazelnuts to the main ingredients.
- Hazelnut + raisins. The classic combination of chocolate and nuts (hazelnuts) is complemented by raisins.
- Salted peanuts + cracker. In this chocolate you will find traditional nuts, and roasted salted peanuts (on palm oil With salt). Plus crunchy cracker pieces. Its composition is the most common: flour, fat, malt and glucose syrups, sea salt!, sugar, baking powder and flavoring.
- Salted almonds + caramel. Another option with salted nuts. This time it is almonds, also fried salted, also in palm oil with salt, plus pieces of caramel, which is made from sugar and glucose syrup with the addition of baking soda so that the caramel is more airy and fragile.
- Peanuts + colorful dragees + caramel. Max Fun is a unique series thanks to the ingredients it contains. These are no longer just nuts (peanuts), but also sweets with chocolate filling in a bright, multi-colored glaze (dragee), plus caramel with orange flavor.
- Explosive caramel + marmalade + cookies. Another Max Fun. In the composition, in addition to the main ingredients, caramel pop, made from sugar and glucose syrup with the addition of lactose, oatmeal cookies, if you don’t taste it, it has a caramel flavor, and chewing marmalade in the form of various figures cooked on gelatin and natural juice.
- Cola + popcorn + explosive caramel. In fact, cola is not cola at all, but marmalade with the appropriate taste, crushed corn, previously fried in vegetable oil with salt, and explosive caramel from the same ingredients (see No. 7) are also added.
Since all chocolate is prepared within the same production facilities, all products, regardless of the main composition, may contain the following allergens or their traces: gluten ( Wheat flour), various nuts (especially peanuts), various dairy products, egg products.
Milk with filling:
Subspecies of milk chocolate of the same composition, but with the addition of various fillings, can be distinguished into a separate group. It has several representatives:
- yogurt with blueberries;
- yogurt with strawberries;
- with cappuccino;
- with OREO;
- with OREO peanut butter flavor.
The composition of yoghurt flavors necessarily contains dairy products: milk fat, whey, directly powdered milk and dry yogurt. An important component is fruit powder and flavors, which give flavor to the filling.
The filling "Cappuccino" is obtained by adding the appropriate flavoring to dairy products.
The last two flavors are the newest, and the fillings are more complex: Oreo cookie pieces are added to the milk base, which consists of the same ingredients.
Dark:
Oddly enough, the basic composition of dark chocolate is no different from its dairy counterpart. Perhaps it's the number of ingredients, but they are as follows: the most sugar; slightly less grated cocoa and cocoa butter; in the next place - whole milk powder, whey (also dry) and milk fat; emulsifier and flavoring complete the list.
There are few types of dark "Alpine gold":
- Actually dark.
- Dark with double filling: raspberry/yogurt.
- Dark with double filling: cherry / almond.
- Dark + white.
The yogurt filling is no different from that of milk chocolate, but the raspberry layer is very similar in composition to regular jam. In addition to sugar and glucose syrup, it contains raspberry juice, chokeberry and pectin. And, of course, fragrance.
The second two-layer chocolate contains almond paste(rather than nuts in pieces or whole) and cherry "jam", repeating the raspberry in the previous description, with raspberries replaced by cherries. However, alcohol is added to it.
Since dark and white species consist of the same ingredients, then their composition is fully consistent with the composition indicated on the milk / dark packaging.
White:
The only one. The most delicious, according to most.
White chocolate isn't actually chocolate at all, assuming it doesn't contain cocoa powder. It contains only sugar, cocoa butter, whey and milk powder, milk fat, lecithin and flavoring.
It’s just that Alpen Gold doesn’t produce white chocolate; they decided to supplement their only “blonde” with crushed roasted almonds and coconut flakes. From which the taste only benefited.
It should be said that the line of Alpen Gold flavors is gradually replenished, so we will look forward to new products.
Other facts
The most important thing for any "yummy" is its calorie content, because it is she who gives an idea of how much you can eat without harm.
Chocolate itself is a very high-calorie product, especially if it contains more sugar than anything else. Alpen Gold chocolate is no exception.
Dairy - 522 kcal.
Dark - 517 kcal.
Almost all supplements increase the load on our waists:
cappuccino
+17 kcal
peanuts and crackers
+3 kcal
hazelnut
+10 kcal
yogurt/strawberry
+31 kcal
yogurt/blueberries
+31 kcal
The exception is dried fruits, in particular raisins. The calorie content of such tiles drops even below 500 kcal - 493 for hazelnuts with raisins and 502 for cookies and raisins. If these numbers matter to you, choose these flavors.
These are the main positions of Alpen Gold chocolate. He, of course, is not elite, but the ratio "price - quality" is quite acceptable. Try different flavors and you will definitely find something for yourself. And if not, stay tuned. So your taste is yet to come.
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Chocolate is a special kind of dessert. It has a sweet and rich cocoa flavor with a subtle and slightly bitter aroma. He is loved in all corners of the world.
Who is producing?
Chocolate "Alpen Gold", formerly produced by Kraft Foods, is now a product of a group of companies, as well as the international brand Mondeles International, separated and renamed from the previous enterprise. The new name was adopted in 2012. The companies conducted their business based in the United States. Beyond chocolate, to the market confectionery under this trademark come cookies, sweets, and ice cream. On the territory of Russia chocolate has been sold since 1994. Further, the product appeared on the market of Belarus, Ukraine and Poland.
Chocolate "Alpen Gold": photo and description
The name of chocolate is translated as "Alpine gold", although, in fact, it has nothing to do with the highlands of the Alps. All factories that produce this product are located in Eastern Europe. This version of the name is thoroughly thought out by experienced marketers. It was created specifically to evoke pleasant associations with the Swiss Alps in the mind of the consumer. The idea is formed in the human mind that bad things are not produced in those countries, as a result of this, confidence in the quality of chocolate was born. The concept worked at the first stage.
Types of chocolate
Chocolate "Alpen Gold" has become popular among consumers due to its excellent quality at an affordable price. From the very beginning, the product was presented in the form of a 100-gram bar with two flavors - hazelnut and the same with raisins. Further, the assortment expanded and the consumer was presented with a variety of Alpen Gold tiles. We list the types of chocolate of this company, there are 16 in total.
The 100-gram bars were presented with the following variations: milk and dark chocolate, raisins and cookies, crispy waffles and hazelnuts, as well as peanuts and corn flakes. Packing 90 g had varieties: blueberries or strawberries and yogurt, cappuccino.
After 2011, additional types of Alpen Gold chocolate appeared, such as two chocolates, salted peanuts with a cracker, then they were joined by almonds with coconut, salted nuts with caramel. The tiles had a weight of 90 grams. After another 3 years, manufacturers pleased consumers with new products: dark chocolate with raspberries and yogurt or cherries with almonds.
For lovers of a snack on the go, Alpen Gold chocolate is available in a mini-package format. The tiles are produced with a weight of 45 grams and are presented in two flavors - milky and hazelnut with muesli. The Alpen Gold collection also has large 200-gram chocolates. They are presented in such flavor variations as Hazelnut, Whole Hazelnut, as well as with the addition of raisins. To date, there are 14 varieties of Alpen Gold on the shelves of supermarkets and retail outlets. What exactly? Let's list the flavors: hazelnut, the same with raisins, with yogurt filling, dark with cappuccino, and also unusual variations such as salted almonds and caramel, cracker peanuts. Everyone can choose their favorite option.
Oddly enough, the composition of Alpen Gold chocolate is no different from similar products produced by other companies. However, the ingredients fully comply with all international quality standards.
Milk chocolate composition
So, let's give an example of the composition of the Alpen Gold tile. Milk chocolate with the addition of hazelnuts in a 100 gram package contains: sugar, crushed powder and cocoa butter, whole milk powder, as well as its whey and fat, roasted hazelnuts, standard emulsifiers - soy lecithin, E 476, vanilla flavor identical to natural. May contain fragments of peanuts and wheat grains.
The content of residues in the mass of chocolate: dry cocoa - about 25%, including fat-free - about 3%, milk - not less than 20%. If you have a food allergy to protein, you should stop using it. Milk fat makes up about 5% of the total mass. Chocolate "Alpen Gold", its photo is presented above, has the following nutritional values per 100 grams of product: proteins - 6.4 g, carbohydrates - 57.9 g, of which sugar - 55.7 g, fat 30.3 g, of which saturated acids make up - 15.5 g, fibers - 0.6 g, sodium - 0.14 g. The number of calories in this serving is 532.
White with almonds and coconut
In addition to the classic dark and milky, there is another variety of Alpen Gold. White chocolate with almonds and coconut flakes has a composition similar to the rest, with the exception of the content of dry grated cocoa.
In general, the product has good taste qualities, as well as a large number of so-called fillings. The composition of a 90-gram bar is as follows: sugar, cocoa butter, whey, fat and dry powder milk, almond crushed and roasted nuts, coconut flakes, soy lecithin, E 476, vanilla flavor identical to natural. Calorie content in 100 grams of the product is 491. Cocoa products are contained in an amount of at least 22%. Production takes place in accordance with the standards of TU.
Dark
Dark chocolate "Alpen Gold" with crushed hazelnuts and crispy wafer contains: sugar, butter and grated cocoa, crushed and roasted hazelnuts, wheat flour, vegetable oil, corn starch, lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, common salt, citric acid, anti-caking agent E 504i, milk fat, vanilla flavor identical to natural.
The product contains gluten, so those who have a food intolerance to this substance should be careful. The percentage of cocoa powder in the total mass is about 40. A 100-gram chocolate bar has nutritional value: proteins - 6.8 g, carbohydrates - 55, of which sugar 45.6 g, fat - 30.6, of which 13.8 g, dietary fiber - 1.4 g. Dark "Alpen Gold" with crushed hazelnuts and waffles has a calorie content of 525 units. The tile, thanks to hazelnuts, is very satisfying.
Chocolate "Alpen Gold" with cappuccino filling
The bar consists of: sugar, butter and grated cocoa, powdered milk and whey, fat, lecithin, vanilla flavor identical to natural. The filling is made on a similar basis, in addition it contains a cocoa butter substitute. The taste of cappuccino is reproduced with the help of an appropriate flavor identical to natural. The composition also contains an acidity regulator in the form of citric acid, water, and milk-based ingredients.
V chocolate mass may contain traces of nuts, as well as wheat. The cocoa content is about 25%, and the dry milk powder is about 20%. Chocolate bar with cappuccino filling has nutritional value in the form of proteins in the amount of 5.4 g, carbohydrates - 57.5, of which sugar 55.8, fats - 31.6 g, of which saturated acids make up 17.8 g, sodium - 0.15 g, fibers - 1 .1 g. The calorie content of the Alpen Gold tile is 539 units.
Yogurt plus blueberries for connoisseurs of original flavors
Fans of various fillings will like Alpen Gold chocolate with blueberry and yogurt flavor. The weight of the tile is 90 grams. The product is made from sugar, butter and cocoa liquor, whole milk powder, as well as its whey and fat, lecithin, identical to natural vanilla flavor.
The filling consists of a similar base with the addition of blueberries in the form of powder, dry yogurt, butter and grated cocoa, lecithin, milk fat, citric acid, water, flavors of berries and vanilla, identical to natural. The tiles may contain a small amount peanuts, nuts, as well as wheat. Chocolate "Alpen Gold" has a calorie content of 553 units. Proteins in it - 4.8 g, carbohydrates - 57.2 g, including sugar - 55.6 g, fats - 7 g, of which unsaturated acids - 18.8 g.
A small conclusion
Now you know what Alpen Gold chocolate is. We have listed all its tastes for you, and also examined the composition of some tiles. We hope that the information was useful to you.
