Weird white ball/crystal like formations on RXbar

Weird white ball/crystal like formations on RXbar - Creepy Eyes

I am a fan of RX bars and have been eating them for a while now, but I've never seen something like this before. After browsing through the internet, I'm wondering if this is related to 'sugar bloom' on chocolate or sugar crystals that form on old dates, since both chocolate and dates are ingredients for these bars. I am wondering if I have to throw these all out or can eat them. I unpacked two of these bars in a set of 20 bars, so I really don't want to throw them out but I don't want to eat something that will do me no good. Most of these form on the packaging and towards one of the corners only, and there are only very few that are actually attached to the bar. Here are pictures for reference:

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Best Answer

That's most likely sugar or fat bloom which is fine to eat. It happens (most often on cheaper chocolates) when it's kept in warm conditions (like an shipping warehouse) and the sugars crystalize on the surface. See more here: https://www.myrecipes.com/ingredients/what-is-that-white-stuff-on-chocolate



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