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The term "Milky Way" refers to our galaxy, which is a vast, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter. The Milky Way is estimated to contain between 100 and 400 billion stars, and it's approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter. It's named for its appearance as a dim, milky band arching across the night sky, which is due to the combined light from all the stars in the disk of the galaxy.

On the other hand, nougat is a type of confectionery made of nuts, whipped egg whites, and sugar, typically used as a filling for chocolates. It has no relation to astronomy or the Milky Way galaxy.

So, to answer your question: The Milky Way is not nougat. It's a galaxy, and nougat is a sweet treat.

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Introduced in 1923, the American version of the Milky Way bar is made of chocolate-malt nougat topped with caramel and covered with milk chocolate and sold as the Mars bar everywhere else. The global Milky Way is a different chocolate candy bar similar to the American 3 Musketeers.read more >>