A Cadbury Flake WON’T melt!

Chocolate melts, this is a fact. And yet there is one bar that goes against the grain – a Cadbury Flake choccie! 

Other chocolate bars wilt under heat, it has been said that Cadbury's Flake chocolate can withstand the hottest of temperatures.  

But why does this chocolate not melt, let us explain: 

This may have something to do with the fact that the bar is made from dehydrated chocolate which, when exposed to high temperatures, becomes harder rather than softer resulting in a sugar burn instead of a conventional melt. 

But there could also be another explanation.

Freelance science communicator and food researcher Dr Stuart Farrimond told FEMAIL: 'Chocolate bars melt when the fat (usually cocoa butter or vegetable oils) becomes liquid. 

'Flakes don't melt because the fats within them are, on a microscopic level, clumped together with the sugar and cocoa. 

'So when you heat a Flake, the fats can't gather together to form a liquid sheet. And instead, the flake will burn or break down into a powder if heated enough.

Darren couldn’t believe this finding so he decided to melt the chocolate bar to see if those claims actually stood up to the heat. 

Watch what happens: