Dark chocolate generally refers to chocolate with a cocoa solids content between 70% and 99%, or a milk content of less than 12%.

What is dark chocolate made of?

Dark chocolate is mainly composed of cocoa butter and a small amount of sugar. The European Union and the US Food and Drug Administration stipulate that the purity of dark chocolate should not be less than 35%, and the optimal cocoa content is approximately Between 55% and 75%, cocoa content higher than 75% is extra bitter chocolate. Most people will not choose extra bitter chocolate, only chocolate enthusiasts will buy it.

Cocoa beans are the key element that determines the quality of dark chocolate. The better cocoa beans include Criollo and Trinidad, which are generally used to make higher-quality chocolate. Dark chocolate packaging bags usually have words like "COCOA 75%" on the front, which means the chocolate is 75% pure. The higher the purity of the dark chocolate, the more bitter it will taste.

The colors of chocolate raw materials

There are generally three types, namely black, brown and white. Dark chocolate has lower sugar content and a more bitter taste; brown chocolate is milk chocolate; white chocolate is made from cocoa butter mixed with milk and sugar, and is not chocolate in the strict sense because no cocoa is added. Powder, but by adding oily pigments, chocolates of various colors can be prepared.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dark Chocolate