Truffle chocolate is a dessert named for its resemblance to the famous French mushroom, the truffle. Chocolate truffles are traditionally coated with cocoa powder, making them look like sand-covered truffles.

Chocolate is usually categorized into four types according to its milk fat content: dark chocolate (<12% milk fat), white chocolate (cocoa powder free), milk chocolate (≥12% milk fat), and light chocolate (cocoa butter free).