The Cacao Bean is the dried and fully fermented seed of the Theobroma Cacao tree from
which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted.
Not exact matches
The beans are cracked into nibs,
which are then ground intoto a paste made of
cocoa solids suspended in near - flavorless
cocoa butter.
Baking chocolate is unsweetened or very lightly sweetened chocolate
which contains 50 %
cocoa solids and
cocoa butter.
It wasn't until 1847 that chocolate was consumed in
solid form, when British chocolatier J.S. Fry and Sons developed the first - ever method for molding
cocoa butter into chocolate bars,
which soon became a worldwide favorite.
I normally use a dark Valrhona chocolate with minimum 70 %
cocoa solids,
which I buy by the kilo at Twins Co. (a bakery wholesaler in deepest Wanchai).
The
cocoa bean, when fermented, yields
cocoa butter and
solids,
which are used to prepare dark chocolate.
On its own,
cocoa solids are bitter,
which is the reason why sugar and flavorings are added to improve their taste.
In general: High in sugar, saturated fats and milk
solids, dismally low in
cocoa and containing preservatives and flavourings, store - bought milk chocolate is designed for overeating,
which can quickly push you beyond your calorie needs and put you on a blood sugar rollercoaster.
While more expensive white chocolate does contain the
cocoa butter, it is devoid of
cocoa solids,
which typically qualify «chocolate» and deliver the health benefits associated with choccie.
These flavonoids are at their highest amounts in the
cocoa solids of the
cocoa bean
which are found in darker chocolates.
Premium chocolate will be smooth with a
solid marriage of
cocoa butter, sugar and
cocoa fiber
which produces a velvety smooth texture.
White chocolate contains no
cocoa solids, only
cocoa butter,
which means it's not officially chocolate and doesn't deliver any health - promoting flavonoids.
Just as they can tell 72 %
cocoa solids from chocolate - flavour coating, so they can differentiate between policies
which are artificially sweetened and those
which are the real deal.
(a) shall be the frozen food obtained by freezing an ice cream mix, with or without the incorporation of air; (b) may contain
cocoa or chocolate syrup, fruit, nuts or confections; (c) shall contain not less than (i) 36 per cent
solids, (ii) 10 per cent milk fat, or, where
cocoa or chocolate syrup, fruit, nuts, or confections have been added, eight per cent milk fat, and (iii) 180 grams of
solids per litre of
which amount not less than 50 grams shall be milk fat, or, where
cocoa or chocolate syrup, fruit, nuts or confections have been added, 180 grams of
solids per litre of
which amount not less than 40 grams shall be milk fat; and (d) shall contain not more than (i) 100,000 bacteria per gram, and (ii) 10 coliform organisms per gram, as determined by official method MFO - 2, Microbiological Examination of Ice Cream or Ice Milk, November 30, 1981.