Sweden bomb

Transparent, printed Sweden bombs-6-pack, gold label

Diameter 4 cm

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Production in the 3rd district of Vienna (1:08 min, 2014)

Lettering on the building in Wiener Neudorf (2015)

The Sweden bomb is a chocolate marshmallow the Austrian company Heidi Chocolat AG, Niemetz Sweden bombs and belongs to the genus of aerated confectionery .

history

The Sweden bomb was created by Walter Niemetz in 1926. The candy got its name in memory of a friend from Sweden who was involved in the development of the Swedish bomb. Niemetz had the name Schwedenbombe protected under trademark law in 1934. The typical six-pack of the Swedish bombs was trademarked in 1969. Gold plaques made of paper were applied by hand to the first Swedish bombs. In the 1950s, this manual step was omitted for reasons of cost. In 2010 the mini Swedish bomb - Bombini was introduced. The production of the Bombini was stopped. The reason was that the lessor dismantled the machines again during the financial distress of the group.

Manufacturing

The Swedish bomb has been made according to the original recipe in the third district of Vienna since the 1930s and until around 2015. The protein foam is sprayed onto the round piece of wafer base using a skin-pass machine and then covered on all sides with a chocolate glaze. Then for the lightly speckled variety, desiccated coconut is sprinkled on top and all around, which only stick to the surface of the chocolate glaze. Neither the recipe nor the manufacturer of the machines have changed since the beginning. Since September 2015, one of two production lines (machines) has already been set up at the new location in Wiener Neudorf . It was announced that by the end of 2015 the entire production would have moved to Lower Austria.

properties

The Sweden bomb consists of a waffle base with a diameter of 4 cm. The protein foam has a cylindrical shape with a rounded head. The glaze consists of a light type of milk chocolate. Sweden bombs are made with or without desiccated coconut. Other glazes, such as white chocolate, are not offered.

	amount	unit
Weight with desiccated coconut	18.75	Gram
Weight without desiccated coconut	18.125	Gram
diameter	4th	cm
height	4.6	cm

The Sweden bomb consists of the following ingredients:

Egg white
Glucose syrup
sugar
Desiccated coconut
Vegetable fat
wheat flour
Soy flour
Skimmed cocoa
Caramel syrup
Gelling agent : agar agar
Chicken egg yolk powder
Skimmed milk powder
Emulsifier : soy lecithin
Vanilla flavor

nutrient

The following nutritional values are given: (per 100 g):

salary	100 g each
Energy (kJ / kcal)	1735/413
Fat (g)	16
of which saturated fatty acids (g)	15th
Sugar (g)	54
Salt (g)	0.07

Law

The Swedish bomb has a level of awareness of 94% and a market share of 80% in Austria. There have been repeated attempts to participate in the success of the Swedish bomb by bringing similar products onto the market. In this context there were some legal disputes between the owner at the time, the Walter Niemetz confectionery factory - manufacture of sugar, chocolate, confectionery and long-life bakery goods GmbH & Co KG , and competitors.

Trivia

The Swedish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 , Måns Zelmerlöw , referred to himself as the Swedish bomb after his victory, referring to the popularity of the dessert .

On 18./19. December 2019 in Lower Austria a truck was stolen by a forwarding agent and the load, consisting of almost 160,000 Swedish bombs on 33 pallets , was stolen .