Why does american chocolate taste different?

<p><strong>#093 - Chocolate Part 3 of 3</strong></p><p>Now it's time to dive into one of chocolate's biggest mysteries. Which, depending on where you live, has been something you've wondered for a long time, or you've never even known it was a mystery. Why is chocolate different in the United States? Is it on purpose? If so why? Is there a benefit? Is it because companies in the U.S. are cheapskates? Or is it because they're innovative? Let's find out!</p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee to help keep our show going AND free.</a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027835/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027835/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/butyric-acid/1017662.article">https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/butyric-acid/1017662.article</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Butyric-acid#section=Experimental-Properties">https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Butyric-acid#section=Experimental-Properties</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748798/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748798/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104520/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104520/</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Butyrate">https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Butyrate</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/lipolysis">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/lipolysis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290455/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290455/</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www