Idaho Spud

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Idaho Spud
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Product type Candy
Owner Idaho Candy Company
Country Boise, Idaho, United States
Introduced1918;106 years ago (1918)
Website www.idahospud.com

The Idaho Spud is a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company. It has continuously been in production since 1918 and is distributed primarily throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [1] The wrapper of the product bears the slogan "The Candy Bar That Makes Idaho Famous". The bar was invented by Thomas "T.O." Smith, who founded the Idaho Candy Company in 1901. [2] The potato- (spud) shaped bar consists of a chocolate and coconut flakes covered cocoa-flavored marshmallow center.

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Sales

According to the Idaho Candy Company, the Idaho Spud is in the top 100 best-selling candy bars in the Northwest United States. [3] The bar is sold at room temperature, but is sometimes frozen before consumption. They are also sold as bite size candies in clear plastic tubs.

Candy content

The candy bar consists of a cocoa-flavored marshmallow center which is covered with compound chocolate (a chocolate replacement made from cocoa, sugar, and vegetable fats) and sprinkled with coconut flakes. The oblong shape of the candy bar resembles a potato. [3] The product has 180 calories and weighs 1.5 ounces or 43 grams.

Ingredients

The bar was featured in Steve Almond's book Candyfreak as one of the few successful candies made by a small company.[ citation needed ]

The bar appears in an episode of the Adult Swim comedy program On Cinema , season 9, episode 8. [4]

See also

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References

  1. Sant, Laura (March 6, 2019). "The Best Regional American Candy Bars". Saveur . Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. Brown, Kristin (August 18, 2017). "This Spud's For You". Cowboys & Indians . Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Weeks, Linton (July 1, 2012). "America's Affection For Hometown Confections". NPR . Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. 'The Circle' & 'How to Be a Latin Lover' | On Cinema Season 9, Ep. 8 | Adult Swim , retrieved 2021-07-07