What Kind of Chocolate Do You Like?

Chocolate is a delicious indulgence that everyone should enjoy from time to time.  When you indulge, which one do you prefer?

To choose, it might be helpful to have some details about the different kinds of chocolate to help you decide.

Dark chocolate

If you like this chocolate you must enjoy a bit of a bitter taste.  Dark chocolate does not have much sugar, a plus for overall health.

Dark chocolate has between 50% and 90% of cocoa solids. It also includes cocoa butter and a sweetener.  

The amount of sweetener determines if it is dark semi-sweet with the sugar at no more than 50%.  For a dark bitter-sweet, the sugar is between 10% and 50%.  This makes it more acidic.

Milk Chocolate

Add less cocoa solid, 50%, more sugar and milk and voila you have milk chocolate.  You most likely love the sweetness and add in creaminess and this is a popular chocolate to use it a lot in cooking.

White Chocolate

To be a white chocolate, it must have 20% cocoa butter, milk and a sweetener.  You may have noticed that it’s missing cocoa solid like the other two chocolates.  Is this really a chocolate then?  It’s very sweet so do you really care??

Private Home Health Care takes time to indulge in chocolate and when we do our mood decides on which one we choose!

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