Chocolate

Chocolate

Any food product produced from cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

Industry: Candy & confectionary

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cocoa solids content

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

The weight of the non-fat cocoa portion of the chocolate. This term is sometimes seen in the labeling of products, and is related to, but not the same as, the cocoa content.

conching

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

After the beans are ground into chocolate liquor or chocolate paste, the paste is refined through uninterrupted stirring, or conching, that smoothes the texture of the chocolate and enhances its ...

Confectionary comes from the Latin noun “confect,” meaning that which is produced with skill. It is also the name given to the shop of a confectioner. Confections, or sweet preparations, have been ...

confiseur

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

The French word for confectioner. Like chocolatier, the term can refer to either a company or a person.

cotyledon

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A leaf of the embryo of the cacao bean (or any seed plant). Also called seed leaf.

coulis

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A purée of fruits or vegetables that is strained to create a thick sauce-like consistency. Fruit coulis is served with cakes, crêpes, French toast, ice cream, soufflés, and waffles. Bonbons can be ...