Ischoklad is a candy

Candy

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 originated in Germany and is popular in both Germany

Germany

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 and Sweden

Sweden

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 today. Its main ingredients are chocolate

Chocolate

Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...

(1/2) and coconut oil

Coconut oil

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 (nearly 50 %). The melting point of the coconut oil lies between 20 and 23 Celsius degrees. The ice part of the name relates to the feeling that the piece melts very easily and a cool feeling is present in the mouth as the heat energy is absorbed. This is due to the coconut oil. In some cases glucose

Glucose

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 or menthol

Menthol

Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or other mint oils. It is a waxy, crystalline substance, clear or white in color, which is solid at room temperature and melts slightly above. The main form of menthol occurring in nature is -menthol, which is assigned...

 is added to the chocolate, which increases the cold feeling during consumption. Ischoklad is a popular Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 Christmas treat. In Germany, the largest producer of eiskonfekt is Eichetti.

Literatur

• Thomas Vilgis: Eiskonfekt - Physics meets Physiology. in: Physik in unserer Zeit, 3/2009 (40), p. 162