Glico Pocky Chocolate Ultra Thin

Thinness, it turns out, is not simply a size. It is a different kind of experience.

Pocky Gokuboso — goku meaning extreme, boso meaning thin — holds the distinction of being the thinnest Pocky in the lineup’s history, baked to approximately half the cross-sectional area of the standard Pocky Chocolate.

That dimension is not a novelty.

It changes the ratio of chocolate to pretzel in every bite, alters the way the snap travels through the stick, and shifts the entire eating experience toward something lighter, more delicate, and more concentrated than the original manages — while carrying the same fundamental recipe logic underneath.

The pretzel is made from the same domestic Japanese wheat flour and whole wheat flour base as Pocky Chocolate, baked with yeast to a clean, fine snap that is noticeably crisper than the standard stick simply by virtue of its reduced cross-section.

Less baked interior means the texture is almost entirely surface: each bite is immediate and clean, with none of the slight chewiness that a thicker biscuit core can introduce.

It disappears quickly, and precisely because it does, it draws attention more directly to what follows.

What follows is the chocolate. With the pretzel reduced to near-minimum, the origin-specific cacao coating — fragrant, full-bodied, sourced for aromatic depth — becomes the dominant impression of each stick rather than an equal partner.

The cocoa butter in the coating gives it a smooth, quick melt that releases the cacao’s fragrance almost the moment it touches the tongue.

At 216mg of cacao polyphenols per pack, the chocolate here is working harder and more visibly than in the standard version — not because the recipe differs, but because there is simply less pretzel between you and it.

At 149 kcal per pack and two packs per box, Gokuboso is the Pocky for those who reach for the chocolate end of things — and who prefer their snacking light, precise, and over faster than intended.

About this item
Item Name : Gokuboso Pocky
Brand : Glico
Item Form : Chocolate Pretzel
Number of Items : 34.7g x 2 Packs (Box of 1)