Conversation Hearts


Industry:

Food

Confectionery

Attributes measured:

brittleness

fracture force

Background

Don’t break my heart - but we did!

Conversation hearts are a confection ubiquitous with Valentine’s Day. These brightly colored heart shaped confections delight consumers with fun colors and silly phrases. We compared two popular conversation heart brands, ‘Brach’s Conversation Hearts’ and ‘Sweethearts Candies,’ and evaluated their textural behaviors.

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