"Chocolate liquor" refers to a smooth and thick form of chocolate that is made by grounding roasted cocoa beans.
Full definition
Dutch cocoa powder is made
when chocolate liquor is pressed to remove three quarters of its cocoa butter.
The reason for the reduction in fat is that cocoa powder is made
when chocolate liquor is pressed to remove three quarters of its cocoa butter.
Organic Dried Cane Syrup,
Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Soy Lecithin (an emulsifier), Organic Vanilla, Organic Natural Almonds, Confectioner's Glaze, Organic Gum Arabic.
The nibs are then crushed into a thick paste
called chocolate liquor (which, ironically, contains no alcohol), and then added to a mixture of sugar, cocoa butter, milk and vanilla.
There are three ingredients: Evaporated cane juice,
Natural chocolate liquor (non-alcoholic), and Cocoa Butter (non-dairy).
A few years thereafter, in 1828, he created a press to remove about half the natural fat (cocoa butter or cacao butter)
from chocolate liquor, which made chocolate both cheaper to produce and more consistent in quality.
However, a higher cacao percentage does mean a more intense chocolate flavour due its
greater chocolate liquor content - except in the case of white chocolate where the cacao content is solely derived from cocoa butter.
In 1894, Hershey began selling powdered cocoa, which is the extract of roasted cocoa beans that remains after cocoa butter has been removed and the
resulting chocolate liquor has evaporated, leaving powder.
To begin the chocolate transformation, the nibs are ground into cocoa mass (still pure chocolate), which is then liquefied to
create chocolate liquor, or unsweetened chocolate.
You might actually
see chocolate liquor or unsweetened chocolate as an ingredient in some brands of chocolate, but it is often further processed into the following two components:
It contains
less chocolate liquor than dark chocolate and therefore does not have as pronounced a chocolate flavor.
Almonds, Shredded Coconut, Apple Juice Infused Cranberries, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Almond Slivers, Coconut Oil, Honey,
Unsweetened Chocolate Liquor, Coffee, Cocoa, Vanilla Extract
But first, a quick review of how chocolate is made: cocoa beans are fermented, roasted, hulled, and the nibs ground up into a paste
called chocolate liquor or cocoa mass.
Organic rolled oats, hazelnuts, local honey, peanut oil, organic pumpkin seeds, almonds, brown sugar, ground coffee, organic coconut flakes, organic dark chocolate (
organic chocolate liquor, organic sugar, organic cocoa butter, soy lecithin), cinnamon, organic vanilla extract, salt.
Unsweetened Chocolate Macadamia Nut Coffee is
pure chocolate liquor, also known as bitter or baking chocolate.
Ingredients for Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies: Flour Mix (White Rice Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Millet Flour), Chocolate Chips (Evaporated Cane Juice,
Chocolate Liquor, Non-Dairy Cocoa Butter), Palm Oil, Evaporated Cane Juice, Brown Pure Cane Sugar, Natural Flavor, Salt, Vanilla, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Xanthan Gum, Rosemary Extract.
Ingredients for Crunchy Double Chocolate Cookies: Flour Mix (White Rice Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Millet Flour), Chocolate Chips (Evaporated Cane Juice,
Chocolate Liquor, Non-Dairy Cocoa Butter), Palm Oil, Brown Pure Cane Sugar, Evaporated Cane Juice, Natural Process Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavors, Vanilla, Salt, Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Rosemary Extract.
It had
no chocolate liquor.
Semisweet chocolate (sugar,
chocolate liquor, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)-RRB-, cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil, natural and artificial flavors, gum arabic, confectioners glaze Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
Mix in
the chocolate liquor.
Red Fish (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Cornstarch, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Mineral Oil, Carnauba Wax, Artificial Color [Red 40]-RRB-, Milk Chocolate (Sugar,
Chocolate Liquor, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin and PGPR [Emulsifiers], Vanillin Artificial Flavor]-RRB-.
Pecans, Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, non fat dry milk,
chocolate liquor, milkfat, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), and vanilla), condensed milk, corn syrup, sugar, whey, butter, soy oil.
Pure milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk,
chocolate liquor, soy lecithin, vanillin), sugar, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, vegetable fat, butter, hazelnuts, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavors, sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, vanilla, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanillin), confectioner's glaze, gum arabic, natural and artificial flavors Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
Chocolate liquor that has been refined and contains 50 - 55 % cocoa butter.
Ingredients: Organic Roasted USA Peanuts, Natural USA Peanuts, Semi-Sweet Chocolate (Sugar,
Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin And Pure Vanilla), Organic Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, Organic Flax, Organic Hemp, Organic Chia Seed, Butter, Sugar, Salt
Peanuts, invert cane syrup, tapioca syrup, pea crisps (pea protein, rice starch), whole grain oats, semisweet chocolate chunks (dried cane syrup †,
chocolate liquor †, cocoa butter †, sunflower lecithin, salt), almonds, peanut flour, vegetable glycerin, sunflower seeds, cashews, chocolate liquor †, almond flour, chia seeds, millet, buckwheat, cocoa powder †, acacia gum, salt, vanilla extract, rosemary extract for freshness.
Semisweet chocolate (sugar,
chocolate liquor, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)-RRB-, whole dried cherries, citric acid, gum arabic, confectioner's glaze.
Marcona Almonds, Olive Oil, Semisweet chocolate (Sugar,
Chocolate liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (an emulsifier), and Vanilla), Confectioner's Glaze.
Dark Chocolate (Sugar,
Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin (an emulsifier), Natural Vanilla Flavor), Almonds, Sugar, Coconut, Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor, Tapioca Dextrin, Sea Salt, Confectioners Glaze.