Chocolate

Chocolate

Any food product produced from cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

Industry: Candy & confectionary

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cocoa butter

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

The natural vegetable fat present in the cacao bean. Cacao beans contain approximately 52% cocoa butter by weight, depending on the variety of the bean. After the beans are roasted and finely ground, ...

cocoa butter transfer

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A technique used to transfer designs to the surface of chocolate bonbons. As you can see in the photos at right, sheets of paper with the design are set atop the enrobed chocolate (top photo). The ...

cocoa cake

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

Same as press cake.

cocoa content

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

The percentage of a chocolate bar that is made from cocoa beans. This percentage can include the beans themselves, the nibs, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, and/or cocoa powder. If the cocoa content ...

cocoa dance

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

After the beans are spread to dry, in some cacao-growing regions of Latin America women perform a ritual dance, shuffling through the beans to continually turn them. This helps the beans dry evenly. ...

cocoa powder

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A finely pulverized powder made from the solid portion or press cake that remains after the cocoa butter has been mechanically pressed under tremendous force from the chocolate liquor (i.e., ...