Chocolate is a confectionery, usually sweet product, made of cocoa, fat and sugar. It comes in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block.
Chocolate is sensitive to temperature and should be storage in 15 – 17°C. It has high energy value, in 100 g chocolate is 500-700 kcal.
There are different chocolate products, the most common are:
- Dark chocolate – contain at least 70% cocoa solids.
- Milk chocolate – contain powdered, liquid or condensed milk and less than 50% cocoa solids.
- White chocolate – contain milk, sugar and not more than 33% cocoa butter without cocoa solids.