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Unlike cocoa butter, adulterated fat tends to smear and have a higher non-saponifiable content. [13] Owing to the high cost of cocoa butter, [14] [15] substitutes have been designed to use as alternatives. In the United States, 100% cocoa butter must be used as the product's fat source for the product to be called chocolate.
The nibs are ground to the point cocoa butter is released from the cells of the bean and melted, which turns cocoa into a paste and then into a free-flowing liquid. [2] The liquor is either separated into (non-fat) cocoa solids and cocoa butter, or cooled and molded into blocks, which can be used as unsweetened baking chocolate.
Cocoa powder is the powdered form of the dry solids with a small remaining amount of cocoa butter. Untreated cocoa powder is bitter and acidic. Dutch process cocoa has been treated with an alkali to neutralize the acid. Cocoa powder contains flavanols, amounts of which are reduced if the cocoa is subjected to acid-reducing alkalization. [1]
Sweet baking chocolate contains more sugar than bittersweet [7] and semisweet varieties, and semisweet varieties contain more sugar than bittersweet varieties. [8] Sweet and semisweet baking chocolate is prepared with a chocolate liquor content between 15 and 35 percent. [7] The table below denotes the four primary varieties of baking chocolate.
Cocoa bean, the seed from the tree used to make chocolate; Cacao paste, ground cacao beans. The mass is melted and separated into: Cocoa butter, a pale, yellow, edible fat; and; Cocoa solids, the dark, bitter mass that contains most of cacao's notable phytochemicals, including caffeine and theobromine.
This classic beverage — a staple of the holiday season — contains espresso, steamed milk, mocha sauce and peppermint-flavored syrup. It’s also topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Cocoa butter only contains trace amounts of theobromine. There are usually higher concentrations in dark than in milk chocolate. [15] There are approximately 60 milligrams (1 grain) of theobromine in 28 grams (1 oz) of milk chocolate, [16] while the same amount of dark chocolate contains about 200 milligrams (3 grains). [17]
A simple chocolate sauce can be made from unsweetened cocoa powder, a sweetener such as sugar, and water. Recipes may also include other ingredients, such as corn syrup, malt, and flavorings like vanilla extract. [1] Industrial recipes may contain ingredients such as: [2] High fructose corn syrup; Corn syrup; Water; Sugar; Cocoa; Potassium ...