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The science behind the candy bars we gorge on every Halloween

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Summary
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72% Informative

The combination of nougat, caramel and peanuts coated in milk chocolate makes Snickers a popular candy treat.

Snickers has many of the most common elements you’ll find in your Halloween candy.

As with almost everything, once you get into it, each component is more complex than you might think.

VR Score

60

Informative language

50

Neutral language

65

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

long-living

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