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Cocoa beans are the basis of chocolate.

Cocoa beans are the basis of chocolate.

Sugar sweetens most chocolate.

Sugar sweetens most chocolate.

Milk chocolate and white chocolate contain milk solids.

Milk chocolate and white chocolate contain milk solids.

Varying amounts of milk and sugar create very different chocolates.

Varying amounts of milk and sugar create very different chocolates.

Beans yield cocoa for baking and chocolate liquor for candy.

Beans yield cocoa for baking and chocolate liquor for candy.


Did You Know?
Chocolate comes from a fruit tree; it’s made from a seed.
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Ingredients

Chocolate is a natural product made of these ingredients:
  • Chocolate Liquor: Cocoa beans with their shells removed that have been fermented, roasted and ground until they liquefy.  This liquid is made up of cocoa butter and cocoa solids; both are naturally present in the bean.
  • Cocoa Butter: Natural fat from the cocoa bean; extra cocoa butter enhances chocolate’s flavor and mouthfeel.
  • Sugar
  • Lecithin: An emulsifier, often made from soy, that makes the ingredients blend together.
  • Vanilla or vanillin and other flavors.

It also may include

  • Milk: For milk chocolate.
  • Fruits, Nuts and other Add-ins: For specialty chocolates.