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varieties of chocolate

With just a single touch of this tasty treat upon on our tongues makes one lose our appetite for any other thing. The sweet aroma that drives us into our most pleasurable dreams and imaginations captivates the taste buds. Chocolate lovers we may be, but we have different kinds of taste. Although not every one of us has the same taste when it comes to chocolate, some prefer the bittersweet kind and some like the coffee-caramel taste, some just prefer the ordinary sweet ones. Not to worry because there are varieties of flavors of chocolate to choose from! This tempting treat is not limited to just one flavor. It is available in different assortments that can satisfy our own tastes.

White Chocolate

A chocolate has basically three major types. One of these types is the White Chocolate. As one sees, it has a different color compared to the usual picture of common chocolates. Its off-white color is the effect of discarding any of the non-fat ingredients from its major ingredient, cacao. White chocolate is basically made up of cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla, milk, emulsifier, and the addition of any other additives to add up the taste. Some people argue if white chocolate really is a chocolate because it has a low percentage of cocoa solids in contrast with the normal chocolate which normally contains 10-20% of cocoa solids.

Milk Chocolate

Another type of chocolate is the Milk Chocolate which is mainly composed of either condensed milk or milk powder. This is different from white chocolate considering the amount of fat. Milk chocolate has more fat compared to white chocolate and is mostly composed of milk. 10-20% of the composition of milk chocolate is through the cocoa solids which are made up of the cocoa and the cocoa butter. Since it is a milk chocolate, the milk solids should be at least 12 % of its total composition.

dark chocolate cake

The most common kind of chocolate that carries most of the health benefits is Dark Chocolate. It is high in cocoa solids that give its dark color. As much as possible it should contain 0-12 % of milk solids. Dark chocolates can either be sweet, semi-sweet, bittersweet, or unsweetened. The difference of sweet and semi-sweet is very small that one can no longer notice its difference as you taste it. Semi-sweet dark chocolate is usually used for baking cookies, cakes, and brownies. Semi-sweet dark chocolate has 40-62% cocoa solids which gives a difference of 35-45% to the cocoa solids making up the sweet dark chocolate. The bittersweet dark chocolate must be higher in its cocoa content and should be lower in its sugar level to give a different variety of flavor. This is usually used in baking and cooking. Because of its bitterness, unsweetened dark chocolates are not good for eating. This is only good for baking purposes. Its content is mostly made up of cocoa solids.

Inevitably, humans may have different taste and preferences but it’s still the same chocolate, no matter the variety. It is still the same chocolate that was garnered from cocoa beans and still the same chocolate made of the same cocoa. There may be a difference in color or taste but inevitably, these chocolates, whether milk or white, light or dark, chocolate or caramel, are of the same kind. Much like us humans, whether light or dark in color, different in ideals and culture, we still are of the same human race.