Talk:3 Musketeers (chocolate bar)

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Stub?

Is this article a stub? —This unsigned comment was added by 65.54.98.106 (talk • contribs) .

Naming differences

(Outside of the United States and Canada, the 3 Musketeers bar is called the Milky Way bar, and the candy bar that is known in the U.S. as the Milky Way bar is known as the Mars bar.)

this begs the question about the Mars bar sold in the United States. What is THAT called in Europe. Also, I vote the 3 Musketeers (and European Milky Way) to be the lamest candy bar ever. -Diego Gravez 23:02, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

this last paragraph in incorrect, 3 Musketeers are imported and sold as such outside US, at least in Central America, Milky Ways ans 3 Musketeers are the same as in the US—This unsigned comment was added by Danielchaves (talk • contribs) .

Maybe the switch is just in Europe? I've changed the article to reflect the uncertainty. -SCEhard T 19:53, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar

Changed that to this,

What is the article about?

The article seems to be more about the relative fat content of a 3 Musketeers and less about the history of the 3 Musketeers. I would expect to find something about the history of the candy bar (which I am not familiar with, else I would propose a new article).

However, if Wikipedia decides to keep this text, it should be ammended to include the amount of saturated fat per serving. (Example: 5 grams fat per 33 gram serving.)

According to https://www.soupersage.com/nutrition-ingredients/mars-3-musketeers-chocolate-original, there is 35.7 g of sugar and approximately 77% of the bar is made up of carbohydrates.

Pictures

Nice pictures, but can someone find one with the original 3 flavours? (And info about why they were changed? 3 flavours sounds yummier to me...) Brutannica 05:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

3 Flavors

I totally agree! They still make Easter candy that has strawberry and vanilla centers...both are very good, though I do prefer the chocolate one of today...

"The Other" 3 musketeers

When I emigrated from the Netherlands to the USA a couple years ago, I was surprised that what I knew as a Milky Way is a called a 3 Musketeers here, and what Americans call a Milky Way is what I know as a Mars bar. So Mars (as a brand) doesn't exist here, and 3 Musketeers doesn't exist in the Netherlands. However I do remember a candy bar called "3 Musketiers" from when I was little; it was made of caramel (like the caramel in a Mars/Milky way, no nougat) covered with chocolate, it was flat and long (I'd say 2cm x 20cm x 1cm but I may remember incorrectly) and looked as if three strands of caramel had been braided together loosely and covered with chocolate. I guess the name was inspired by the 3 "strands" combined with the unusual length of the candy which also inspired the slogan "As long as a rapier" ("zo lang als een degen").

If anyone knows more about the history of this candy (and perhaps if it was known outside the Netherlands), it should probably also be added :-)

"So Mars (as a brand) doesn't exist here [USA]" Sure it does. It's just something entirely different99.131.53.182 (talk) 03:44, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Milky Way bars in the UK are not the same as 3 Musketeers from the US.(94.173.125.135 (talk) 23:48, 13 January 2011 (UTC))[reply]

What is described by the original poster was marketed for a while in the US as the Marathon Bar (in the 70's possibly). It was advertised as taking a long time to eat. I remember one ad where "Quick Carl" - who did everything quick - was attempting to eat a Marathon bar quickly. The tag was something to the effect of "You can't eat a Marathon bar quick, Carl."THX1136 (talk) 15:47, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nutritional Vandalism

It seems to me after reading through the edit history briefly that some student(s) using public IP addresses have been continually adding the "nutrition information" recently. Whether it is false or not I do not know but just judging by the history it seems like it is vandalism and they are seeing how much they can get put on this lesser-known article without it being taken off. Keep an eye on it, and thanks. Mattygabe 23:35, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unless those editors also wrote the linked reference, the info seems legit. I rewrote it a while back to make it sound less like an exposé. -SCEhard T 23:45, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:3 Musketeers wrapped.jpg

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BetacommandBot 23:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chocolate or Vanilla?!

So is the nougat center vanilla or chocolate? I always thought it was chocolate, but the beginning of the article says it's vanilla, while later it says it's chocolate. What gives? (The same issue seems to apply to the Flyte bar article). Brainscar 11:14, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My recollection is that the center is vanilla, but the product was reformulated some years ago, about the time the wrapper was changed from white to silver, and it may be that there is increased chocolate in the nougat now compared to the original formulation.68.14.134.2 (talk) 23:09, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You recollect correctly, sir! This happened sometime in the late 80's.99.131.53.182 (talk) 03:45, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, indeed. The center was white and presumably vanilla when the wrapper was white. The wrapper changed to silver and the center nougat darkened to a chocolate color with increased chocolate flavor. IMHO, the previous formulation tasted better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.10.46.254 (talk) 17:55, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What I remember of the bar is that it has always been chocolate nougat(this is as far back as the late 50s). This applies to the white wrapper and the older wax-like paper wrapper. My father told about the bar originally being the 3 piece confection. I do not remember a time when the center was vanilla, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been at some other point beyond it's original configuration.THX1136 (talk) 15:52, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I found that nougat is actually made up of egg whites that are whipped up and syrup sugar is added to it to enhance the sweet flavor. Other flavorings and preservatives are added to it after this stage as well. https://www.leaf.tv/articles/the-history-of-the-3-musketeers-candy-bar/

Origin

I remember seeing something on Food Network saying that the 3 Musketeers bar was supposed to be a candy bar that tasted like a milkshake or something like that. Maybe this can be added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.252.65.147 (talk) 05:00, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are referring to Hollywood's candy bar named Milk Shake. I remember that being a claim for that bar. It was, if memory serves, similar to Mars' Milky Way - chocolate covered chocolate nougat and caramel.THX1136 (talk) 15:56, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

While reading the article on the Mars, Incorporated there is a mention of the Milky Way bar being inspired by a particular milk shake. Perhaps that's what the unsigned commenter was remembering instead of it being a 3 Muskateers. THX1136 (talk) 20:59, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

3 Musketeers Mint

No one put any imagines about the new 3 Musketeers Flavor which is "3 Musketeers Mint", it is slit into two pieces, has dark chocolate instead of mint chocolate & it has a fluffy white mint nougat. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.224.63.16 (talk) 02:35, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name?

I came here looking for how the candy got the name "3 Musketeers"... but I didn't seem to find it anywhere in the article. Can someone add it in? 67.87.201.139 (talk) 21:05, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

From the article: Originally, it had three pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, strawberry and vanilla, hence the name. Rising costs and wartime restrictions on sugar saw the phasing out of the vanilla and strawberry pieces to leave only the more popular chocolate. 69.42.13.45 (talk) 00:56, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Back in the 1950's as a child, I remember the 3 Musketeers bar as costing a nickel. For comparison, a pack of gum was a penny. The bar was chocolate outside with a light fluffy chocolate inside similar to today. The bar was flat on the bottom and had 3 humps on the top to make it easy to break apart into 3 pieces "so you could share with your friends". The middle section was slightly larger than the 2 end sections. I don't recall exactly when the humps went away and were replaced by the current top. I suspect the bar got smaller then as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.61.128.48 (talk) 22:22, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Xavier University

Xavier's athletic programs are nicknamed Musketeers, and I believe that at one time there was some sort of advertising promotion or sponsorship with the candy bar. I don't know how long it lasted or if it continues to this day; if so, it might warrant at least a mention in the article. 69.42.13.45 (talk) 00:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fluffy, not stuffy ads

To go along with the lower fat, Mars used the "fluffy, not stuffy" phrase for this bar also. Don't have any sources for that other than memory.THX1136 (talk) 15:59, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nickname

The alleged nickname needs a source. MarnetteD|Talk 20:55, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]