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Chocolate is a preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that can be made in liquid, paste or in a block. Chocolate is one of the most popular food types in the world, and many foodstuffs involving chocolate exist. Many candies are filled with sweetened chocolate. Chocolate is also used in beverages, such as chocolate milk.
Although chocolate originate in the Americas, West African countries are the leading producers of cocoa in the 21st century.
There are several types of chocolate.
Milk chocolate is a sweet chocolate that also contains milk. Milk chocolate must contain a minimum 20% - 25% of total dry cocoa solids.
Dark Chocolate is produced by adding fat and sugar to the cacao mixture. In Europe there has to be a minimum of 35% of cocoa solids. A higher amount of cocoa solids indicates more bitterness.
White chocolate isn't actually chocolate because there aren't any cocoa solids.
So next time someone says you shouldn't eat chocolate, you can just eat white chocolate because it isn't chocolate.
Posted by Alex
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