First 100% British chocolate bar since 1932 made in Reading | Flipboard

Flipboard · Aug 12, 2026 · 371 words · By Bbc Co Uk

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What to know about First 100% British chocolate bar since 1932 made in Reading

The University of Reading has developed a chocolate bar using entirely British ingredients, the first of its kind since 1932. The product, named the Reading 100 Chocolate Bar, was created to commemorate the university's centennial.

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What happened

First 100% British chocolate bar since 1932 made in Reading A chocolate bar which is good enough to eat has been made using entirely British ingredients for the first time in nearly a century.

Why it matters

It uses cocoa not from Brazil or Bali, but Berkshire.

Common ground

Created at the University of Reading, it was named the Reading 100 Chocolate Bar to mark the university's 100th …

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Canadian officials condemn Pete Hegseth cadet post”

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The claim is mentioned in a Flipboard cross-reference, but the provided Wikipedia entries on Canada-US relations and other military topics do not mention this specific event. No other independent sources were provided to corroborate the condemnation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canada and the United States have had a long and complex relationship that has had a significant impact on each other's history, economy, and culture. The two countries have historically considered th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Female Engagement Teams (FETs) are groups of female military personnel around the world which undertake specialized gender-suited tasks. FETs' tasks are as varied as American FETs interacting with loc…
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Claim 2: “It uses cocoa not from Brazil or Bali, but Berkshire.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web search results (FoodBev Media, others) explicitly state that the cocoa was grown in Berkshire at the University of Reading, rather than being imported from Brazil or Bali.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by the British writer Roald Dahl. It features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of an eccentric chocolati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Fact…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans. It can be a liquid, solid, or paste. It is eaten on its own and used to flavor other foods. Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yorkie is a chocolate bar made by Nestlé. It was originally made by York-based company Rowntree's, hence the name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkie_(chocolate_bar)

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Claim 3: “December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -298 (-4.54%) on Wednesday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -238 (-4.94%).”

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The claim states that December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) closed down -298 (-4.54%) and London cocoa (CAZ26) closed down -238 (-4.94%). However, Barchart.com reports CCZ26 closed UP +2 (+0.03%), and TradingView reports different figures for CCZ24/CAZ24. The data points are contradictory across the provided sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +2 (+0.03%) on Wednesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -4 (-0.10%).Pages are initially sorted in a specific order (depending on the d…
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web search NEUTRAL — December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24) Wednesday closed up +88 (+1.12%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24) closed up +117 (+2.26%). Cocoa prices posted moderate gains on Wednesday, with NY cocoa climbin…
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web search NEUTRAL — CCZ26 | A complete Cocoa Dec 2026 futures overview by MarketWatch. View the futures and commodity market news, futures pricing and futures trading.
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Claim 4: “Created at the University of Reading, it was named the Reading 100 Chocolate Bar to mark the university's 100th …”

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The claim is consistently reported across multiple cross-references and web search results, confirming the bar was created at the University of Reading to mark its 100th anniversary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yorkie is a chocolate bar made by Nestlé. It was originally made by York-based company Rowntree's, hence the name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkie_(chocolate_bar)

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Claim 5: “First 100% British chocolate bar since 1932 made in Reading”

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The claim is reported across multiple cross-references and is further supported by web search results (FoodBev Media, etc.) which confirm the creation of a 100% British chocolate bar in Reading, noting it is the first in almost a century.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a summary of 1932 in music in the United Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_in_British_music

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The British Union of Fascists (BUF) was a British fascist political party formed in 1932 by Oswald Mosley. In 1937 it changed its name to the British Union. In 1939, following the start of the Second…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Union_of_Fascists

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Harry White (20 May 1932 – 22 May 2024) was an English motorcycle speedway rider, promoter and team manager.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_White

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Claim 6: “Simply Sniffing Dark Chocolate Helped Men Squeeze Out 18 More Reps in the Gym During Leg Day”

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Multiple web search results (Curly Tales and others) specifically mention a study where sniffing 90% dark chocolate added approximately 18 more repetitions to participants' leg extension exercises.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Smell may refer to: Odor, airborne molecules perceived as a scent or aroma Sense of smell, the scent also known scientifically as olfaction "Smells" (Bottom), an episode of Bottom The Smell, a music …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromone…
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