Can you still eat an expired Chocolate?

marguicha...and enelym001...I know that I am in the "senior set" here, as in age....BUT, I come from a time, long before "expiry dates" and "best before dates"...and relied on my eyes, nose & mouth--not something the government forced manufacturer's to print on their package! If it looks bad, smells bad then I don't taste it...but if it looks O.K., smells O.K., then I will taste it! Can't for the life of me, think any reason, chocolate could go bad...the oils in the chocolate will change color, and fluctuate in color with temperature changes, but that is only aesthetics! I often freeze chocolate, and the freezing will give the chocolate some lighter edges, but it does not change the flavour! When you read the chemicals on the packaging...I think "chocolate bars" would survive in a "time capsule!"

Wow that's great news for me, thanks that there's another positive reply on this discussion! At least I won't have to worry much about it. And I did some research since I got alarmed with some of the replies I got here, and all I found were statements/articles that says it is still edible even in 6 months. Though I would not dare eat one with worms, now that I guess has not been properly stored...

Wow I am not so much addicted with chocolates anymore, although I missed eating chocolates whenever there's a long gap of not eating one^^

I haven't seen worms on chocolates and it's only when I posted this discussion did I learned about chocolates having worms when already spoiled. I am glad I haven;t seen such, maybe it got worms because it was not kept at a proper temperature.

Chocolates don't normally get stocked up on our fridge when we're younger. But we we all get a little older, it will take at least a month for us to finish it off, depending on its quantity..

Hi mlirs! Thanks for your suggestion, it only happened once and will definitely not eat any expired chocolate. I have checked about it on the web and have found out that if it kept at a good temperature and is not actualy expired for over 6 months then there won't be any problem. Most people who loves chocolates even have a fridge meant only for chocolates keeping it on a good temperature without minding its expiration. Only thing is I won't ever eat one that has been expired for more than a month. As you said I don't want to take such risks.

Hi marie, yup it's really not advisable to eat an expired one...

Yes that is what I also heard before... they say that there is usually an extension of its shelf life as long as it was placed in proper storage and temperature. I am still observing if there is any reactions from my stomach, so far it is still normal.

worm! OMG Actually I haven't seen chocolates that has worms in it. It happens sometimes that we didn't check the date and only realized in the end that the food or chocolates we're eating are expired. Good thing nothing bad happened to you.. and to me as well.

Yes I have tried buying before because I was tempted that my friends are buying a lot of it. My dad usually don't check the date and this is the first time he ever bought one that has reached its expiration. Normally when he goes to one country, he buy chocolates for us. He's expecting to go back to our country by August but it's been delayed and just came by the end of October. So he was really upset that one of chocolates he bought got expired when we notice the date. Other chocolates still has a very long life^^ so we can just stuck it in the fridge.^^

I read some article about this too ^^ I have known someone who used to eat a lot of chocolates and ice creams and he got diagnosed a diabetic later. I agree with you, blood sugar is also dangerous I have a friend who has this too.

Wow there is still no one here that has actually ate an outdated chocolate like I did today. One day expiration is just okay I guess

It surely rocks! Better not try it dear

Don't be too greey, meidiana Yes it is better to check its color and smell. Normally I don't eat foods that smells bad even if it was just cooked that day. I prefer eating foods that smells nice coz it would mean the taste will be good too. Yaiks! Worms??? Seriously??? No way, that is totally gross!

Yup I've decided not to eat expired ones, again Just can't help it someimes especially if it looks so tempting

I will definitely be careful and check the expiration date before eating it

Only one of those in the photo is expired, others can still be stocked in the fridge for longer years^^ I also don't take risk of eating foods that are expired according to the date printed on the product. But it was a little late when I found out it was expired. And when I knew about it, I continued eating it.^^ The taste is still the same, color and smell is okay. I've also heard there's nothing wrong eating it but just try not to if it has been outdated in 6 months.

surely eljayo, I won't try eating expired chocolates anymore^^ and I'm gonna ask everyone to always check the dates at the back of these chocolates.

Hahaha Good to know nothing bad happened to you! Indeed, chocolates from there are usually yummy! I love those from Switzerland!