Carlos V is a brand of Mexican
chocolate bar
A chocolate bar is a confection containing chocolate, which may also contain layerings or mixtures that include nut (fruit), nuts, fruit, caramel, nougat, and wafers. A flat, easily breakable, chocolate bar is also called a tablet. In some variet ...
, produced since the 1970s in Mexico and launched in 2005 in the United States
by
Nestlé
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.
About
The bar is named in honor of
Carlos V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) fr ...
(known in English as Charles V and sometimes called Carlos I in Spanish because that was his title as ruler of Spain.) He introduced chocolate to the courts of Europe.
The candy is known for its
marketing slogan "El Rey de los Chocolates", Spanish for "The King of Chocolates". Nestlé refers to the candy in English as "The 'king' of bars in Mexico".
The brand is popular in Mexico. It was owned by the Mexican chocolate company ''La Azteca'' (The Aztec) from the 1970s until the 1990s, when the company was bought by Nestlé. ''La Azteca'' was formerly a subsidiary of
Quaker Oats Company
The Quaker Oats Company, known as Quaker, is an American food Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. As Quaker Mill Company, the company was founded in 1877 in Ravenna, Ohio. In 1881, Henry Crowell bought the company and ...
.
The confectionery bar is mainly
milk chocolate
Milk chocolate is a form of solid chocolate containing Chocolate liquor, cocoa, sugar and milk. It is the most consumed types of chocolate, type of chocolate, and is used in a wide diversity of chocolate bar, bars, tablets and other confectione ...
and contains
powdered milk
Powdered milk, also called milk powder, dried milk, or dry milk, is a manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. One purpose of drying milk is to preserve it; milk powder has a far longer shelf life than liquid milk and do ...
.
Availability
The product is available in a 6-pack, a 32-count convenience pack and a 96-count box.
It is available mainly in Mexico, but also worldwide in certain stores.
See also
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Nestlé Milk Chocolate
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Yorkie (chocolate bar)
Yorkie is a chocolate bar made by Nestlé. It was originally made by York-based company Rowntree's, hence the name.
History
In 1976, Eric Nicoli of Rowntree's spotted a gap in the confectionery market for a "manly" chocolate bar, and so the c ...
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List of chocolate bar brands
This is a list of chocolate bar brands, in alphabetical order, including discontinued brands. A chocolate bar, also known as a candy bar in American English, is a confection in an oblong or rectangular form containing chocolate, dark chocol ...
References
External links
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{{Nestlé
1970s establishments in Mexico
Chocolate bars
Nestlé brands
Cultural depictions of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor