The Oatfield Emerald is a type of chocolate toffee sweet native to Ireland and is considered one of the country's most popular sweets and one of the "iconic names of the Irish sweet world".[1]
They have distinctive green wrappers.
The Oatfield Emerald has been produced since the mid-twentieth century and exported worldwide.[2] [3]
Production moved out of the Republic of Ireland (and the original factory) in 2012.[4] [5] [6]
The image of the young girl on the original wrapped packaging is alleged to be based on Mountcharles native Deborah Cunningham, taken from a sketch drawn by celebrated artist Kevin Sharkey.
Milk chocolate filled with caramel and coconut. Ingredients Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Milk Chocolate (19%), [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithins], Vegetable Fat [Palm], Condensed Skimmed Milk, Shredded Coconut (4%), Flavour, Emulsifiers [Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithins]