AI might have found the formula for chocolate that satisfies a maximum number of fans

[CAPTION]An AI was used in Finland to find a chocolate formula with mass appeal. Image: Courtesy of Valio [/CAPTION]

Is there a chocolate that can satisfy everyone? Perhaps that's still a way's off but in any case, this particular chocolate was designed to appeal to a maximum number of consumers. A Finnish dairy company used artificial intelligence based on the opinions of more than one and a half million chocolate eaters to design the chocolate that appealed to the tastebuds of the most people. So what is it like?

_RSS_When it comes to chocolate, we all have our preferences: the French prefer dark chocolate, in concentrations of up to 30% while the European average is 5%. Some prefer to bite into a bar while others instead salivate for chocolate spreads, or even candy bars with various fillings.Therefore it can be difficult for brands or chocolate makers to come up with a creation that appeals to the greatest number of people.

In Finland, a company specializing in dairy products (Valio) and byproducts has found a way to design a chocolate that has as universal an appeal as possible: through the use of artificial intelligence. More than one and a half million comments and opinions posted on social networks about milk chocolate were integrated into a software program to develop a recipe based on the most commonly shared taste preferences. The result is a bar composed of five layers, each with a different flavor and texture, based on AI's recommendations.

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Moreover, this milk chocolate bar contains 30% less sugar than regular chocolate and is lactose-free. And these characteristics are not afterthoughts for the Finnish company, which has developed a technology to remove lactose from its unique milk powder solution, which it used in this creation.