Don't get me wrong, I don't ~~Mexico to sell~~ mind Mexico selling chocolate but why are they thinking this is part of their job as government??
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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Governments subsidize foods all the time. Yours probably does, too.
Mexico already has Welfare Stores, and this bar is being made in co-op with Food for Wellness.
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I don't follow Mexican politics closely, but this could be part of an effort to curb obesity. I've heard they introduced taxes on sugary drinks for this, so this might be another avenue.
If people are wanting cheap snacks, and private companies are only making unhealthy ones, you can introduce regulations to micromanage what they can produce, or you can introduce a complex taxation process to disincentivize sugar snacks. Or you can introduce your own product that meets a perceived unmet demand in an underserved market.
Government is the things we choose to do together. If the people choose healthy chocolate, then that's the job.
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It is. They've got you conditioned to accept that government is just there to hurt you, it's supposed to make society worth living in.
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What is the objective behind selling the chocolate bars? I will have to delve deeper into the topic.
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I always wondered what darker chocolate would be like when first ingredient on the list isn't sugar... Powered milk is sweet by itself, but without all the sugar I think 50% cocoa content might be more powerful than in 50% chocolate we have here in Europe.
I definitely want to eat this bar right now.
Do you really not have dark chocolate bars where you are? It's pretty easy where I'm at to get 70% chocolate bars, and even 80% and 90%. You might have to go to a specialty shop for them but they're just in the grocery store where I'm at.
It's delicious, complex and depending on the origin or blend it can be fruity, dark, earthy, bitter, slightly spicy or taste like coffee. Proper dark chocolate has a kick of caffeine in it too. Hope you get a chance to try it!
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I'd love to have a taste.
Too bad I live in Northern Europe...probably not worth buying via the Internet even if it was possible...
so when do we see nestle/mars/whoever try to kill this?
It starts with a right-wing conspiracy fueled media ecosystem, I imagine the "best" minds are already working on that
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50% is a little low for my taste. I wish it was more like 40 60 80. I'd be going for the 80. Or maybe just 50 & 70. I can live with 70.
Others say it's to fight chiodhood obesity, kids dont tend to like dark/good chocolate.
Idk, my kids love dark chocolate but also I hate milk chocolate so they haven't had much of it.
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Oh yeah thanks for reminding me this is just another way the Government is taking money for the Lopez family
For reference, this is the legal definition in France (which still allows for some shitty chocolate BTW) :
Chocolat :
a) Désigne le produit obtenu à partir de produits de cacao et de sucres contenant, sous réserve du point b, pas moins de 35 % de matière sèche totale de cacao, dont pas moins de 18 % de beurre de cacao et pas moins de 14 % de cacao sec dégraissé.
Rough translation:
Chocolate is the product obtained from cocoa and sugars which shall contain no less (although see point b) than 35% of dry cocoa solids including 18% cocoa butter and 14% dry degreased cocoa.
Point b covers specialty chocolates, such as guanduja, etc.
Full text here(fr)
Edit: better formatting