Body Frosting Taste Test - Honest Opinions In The World's First

There are a number of chocolate body frostings on the market. We currently sell two of them and are very happy with the taste and quality of these products. We couldn't help wondering however, if there were better products on the market. We weren't experts in body frosting. In fact we don't think there were any experts in body frosting.

In conjunction with a recent warehouse warming party, we held the worlds first body frosting taste test. We reviewed six different chocolate body products. They were judged on taste, consistency, and value. The results are below. But first, let's meet the contenders:

Product #1: Chocoholics Body Frosting: A chocolate body frosting that has been our most successful body frosting product. We presently offer it as one of three items in the body frosting gift set. The 11 ounce jar is fairly large. The packaging is very nice (the three items come in a gift crate).

Products #2 & #3: Two other flavors of Chocoholics: Chunky Cherry and Raspberry - Also part of the gift crate. These are 11 ounces each as well.

Product #4: Lickit & Luvitt Chocolate Love Cream: We presently don't sell Lickit & Luvitt and were evaluating it as a possible addition to our lineup. The jar, which looked large in the promotional material turned out to be only 2.5 ounces (less than 1/4 the size of each Chocoholics jar). It was also the only product to not include nutritional information making us wonder about the legitimacy of the manufacturer.

Product #5: Chocolate Flavored Body Sauce: An 8.9 oz. tube. The tube concept had promise and the pricing on this product would be competitive if we added it to our product lineup. A good candidate for a taste test.

Product #6: Bebe's Chocolate Body Sauce: Another successful product for us. This 14.1 oz. jar is very large and comes with a paint brush. The packaging isn't as tasteful as Chocoholics, but the price is much more competitive (currently $9.00 vs. $19.00 for the Chocoholics gift pack).

How the test worked:

Each product was reviewed by 10 individuals. The individuals were interviewed after they sampled each product. The testing was not blind (in other words the test subjects were allowed to see the packaging and to know which product they were testing). Unfortunately we could not agree on whether to apply the products to a nude male subject or a nude female subject so the body frostings were testing without the body. A spoon was used instead.

Here are some comments in table form.

Person	Choc. B.F.	Choc. Rasp.	Chocohol. Ch. Cherry	Lickit & Luvvitt	Tube of Body Sauce	Bebe's
Lucy	too sweet	Raspberry finish (yum)	Tastes like cherries, but isn't great	Like Godiva, too firm though	artificial	Likes it (had seconds)
Lauren	tastes good but not great	Oops, didn't take this one down.	good	not too sweet	Bad! powdery	Good
Kathy	like frosting, sugary	Didn't like it.	good, good consistency	Like fudge, hard to lick though.	EH, (not a compliment)	Thick but good
Joe	too runny, good flavor	Good flavor.	terrible, like nyquil	too bitter, too grainy	too artificial	too thick, tastes good.
Becky	tastes like ice cream topping, don't like.	tastes like ice cream topping, don't like.	tastes like ice cream topping, don't like.	good, like candy store good	tastes bad	My favorite
Robert	OK, good texture for spreading!	OK, good texture for spreading!	OK, good texture for spreading!	tastes OK, too thick, no bargain	yuck	Tastes Good.
Jill	OK, bad finish (after taste)	OK, but bad finish.	tastes like cherry.	a little bitter	icka!	Too thick
Lisa	Not wild about it.	Not wild about it.	Tastes like cherry.	good, too firm, rip-off	Nope!	Good.
Barb	Incredible!	Incredible	Good, like cherries	Flat	Artificial	Pretty good, too thick.
Al	Great!	I like it!	very good. Fat free too.	Good	Didn't care for it.	Good
Results:
Value	Good	Good	Good	Terrible	Poor	Excellent
Presentation	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Poor	Poor	Good
Overall	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Terrible	Poor	Very Good

Conclusion:

There really is a difference between these products. Some are obviously the result of careful research into a good chocolate flavor. Others appear to be novelty products that have very little appeal.

Recommendations:

Casual Users or Those On A Budget : Go with Bebe's. You can solve the consistency problem with a quick run through the microwave.

For Any Real Chocoholics out there or those looking for a great gift: Chocoholics lives up to its name. The variety of product they offer is impressive. The packaging is first rate. A very nice package.