Probably not. Hershey’s is just cheap on the ingredients, so it doesn’t taste very good. But people latched onto the butyric acid explanation because butyric acid is in vomit. Even though the taste of vomit isn’t created by butyric acid, not alone.
And Hershey’s hate is a more recent phenomenon, caused by declining quality over the years. Butyric acid’s been part of the recipe from the beginning, ever since Hershey first tried reverse engineering Swiss milk chocolate.
I wonder if anybody would even equate the taste of Hershey’s to vomit without the influence of the internet. I agree it tastes bad, but nothing like vomit
I agree, though it could possibly be explained if there was an issue with the dosing across batches or if some people are really sensitive to butyrate compounds etc etc
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u/just4browse 9h ago
Butyric acid is found in vomit. Do you know what else it’s found in? Butter. Parmesan cheese. Many other dairy products.