{"id":113,"date":"2021-03-29T22:09:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T22:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chocolate-brands.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2021-07-14T10:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:40:10","slug":"chocolate-types-and-their-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chocolate-brands.com\/blog\/chocolate-types-and-their-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate types and their characteristics"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color_gradient_direction=”130deg” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”4vw||0vw||false|false” bottom_divider_height=”10vw” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.3″ custom_padding=”||10px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#3c1a1a” header_font_size=”70px” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”Roboto|700||on|||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_letter_spacing=”10px” header_3_line_height=”2em” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” text_font_size_last_edited=”off|desktop” header_font_size_tablet=”40px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_3_font_size_tablet=”16px” header_3_font_size_phone=”14px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_letter_spacing_tablet=”5px” header_3_letter_spacing_phone=”” header_3_letter_spacing_last_edited=”on|tablet”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IjwvaDE+In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.3″ custom_padding=”17px||32px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified”]Chocolate <\/strong>is definitely one of the most popular sweets in the world. Worldwide yearly sales of chocolate reach 100 billion US Dollars as chocolate<\/strong><\/a> has wide applications in many different industries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chocolate<\/strong> is often used as an ingredient in a variety of desserts and snacks, and natural chocolate<\/strong> is even being used in cosmetic products and spa therapies. Although it is not on the list of the healthiest foods, chocolate is healthy to a certain level when consumed in moderation<\/strong>.
\nThis is especially true for dark chocolate<\/strong>. As we know, chocolate\u2019s main ingredient is cocoa and chocolate\u2019s health benefits <\/strong>come mainly from this ingredient.<\/p>\n

Humanity has known cocoa since ancient times. Chocolate is made from the cocoa beans of the cacao tree<\/strong> (Latin name: Theobroma cacao<\/em>). The cocoa beans grow in the fruit pods of the tree and are gathered when the fruit pods are ripe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The first step in the process of chocolate making<\/strong>, is cocoa beans fermentation.\u00a0 These beans are then baked and grounded in order to create cocoa liquor<\/strong>. The two main ingredients of every kind of chocolate are extracted from the cocoa liquor- cocoa mass and cocoa butter. The cocoa mass<\/strong>, a thick and smooth paste is made from the dry parts of the cocoa beans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cocoa butter<\/strong> is the fat content of the cocoa<\/strong> beans, product of the cocoa liquor<\/strong> mechanical pressing.<\/p>\n

Chocolate is not only delicious, but it also offers several health benefits<\/strong>. It is a rich source of:<\/p>\n