Kinder Bueno is a unique chocolate bar with a taste experience that defies expectation. Beneath a blanket of smooth milk chocolate lies a thin, crispy wafer filled with a creamy hazelnut filling, all topped with a delicate, dark chocolate drizzle.
Both individually wrapped Kinder Bueno bars are satisfying but not heavy, with a texture that is anything but expected.
The European Food Safety Authority found the chocolate to be contaminated with high levels of mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH), a likely carcinogen. Hydrocarbon contamination is often caused by grain processing techniques, or is introduced to the food by the product’s packaging. Kinder Bueno / Kinder’s parent company Ferrero disagreed with the EFSA finding, and maintained all products contain below the maximum levels for human consumption. Other common chocolate products were found to contain similar or higher levels of contamination.
Kinder Bueno (Kinder is German for “children”, bueno is Spanish for “good”) is a chocolate biscuit and wafer confection made by Italian confectionery maker Ferrero. Part of the Kinder Chocolate brand line, Kinder_Bueno is a hazelnut-cream-filled wafer covered in milk chocolate and a dark chocolate drizzle.
Kinder_Bueno was launched in 1990 and is available in 60 countries. It is sold in packs of two, three, six, and boxes of twelve. The Kinder_Bueno bar is made in the factories of France and Warsaw, Poland. As of 2022, a new production facility for the North American market is being constructed in Bloomington, Illinois.
Kinder Bueno Product Range
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- Kinder_Bueno White — Kinder_Bueno coated with white chocolate and covered in cocoa meringue pieces
- Kinder_Bueno Coconut — Kinder_Bueno with hazelnut cream encased in a coconut milk and white chocolate-covered wafer bar dusted with coconut flakes
- Kinder_Bueno Dark — Kinder_Bueno covered in dark chocolate
- Kinder_Bueno Mini — Bite-sized and individually wrapped Kinder_Bueno. Also available in Mini Mix bags, which contains a mix of classic, dark and white Kinder_Bueno Mini.
- Kinder_Bueno Advent Calendar — Advent calendar containing a mix of classic, dark and white Kinder_Bueno Mini
- Kinder_Bueno Eggs — Mini chocolate easter eggs
- Kinder_Bueno Ice Cream — Cone ice cream, available in the classic and white chocolate flavour
