Dark Chocolate

It also goes by other common names including bittersweet.

Dark chocolate. High quality dark chocolate with 70 percent to 85 percent cocoa is rich in fiber copper iron magnesium and manganese. The percentage of cocoa affects the flavour and bitterness. Dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health. Dark chocolate gift boxes and other gifts delivered.

Dark chocolate contains 50 90 cocoa solids cocoa butter and sugar whereas milk chocolate contains anywhere from 10 50 cocoa solids cocoa butter milk in some form and sugar. Lindt excellence bar 90 cocoa supreme dark chocolate gluten free great for holiday gifting 3 5 ounce pack of 12 4 5 out of 5 stars 2 022 33 36 33. Dark chocolate is a rich bitter chocolate that is typically made of cocoa solids sugar and cocoa butter and doesn t contain any milk. Dark chocolate can be eaten as is or used in cooking for which thicker baking bars usually with high cocoa percentages ranging from 70 to 100 are sold.

True chocolate connoisseurs know that a small bite of dark chocolate gives you a huge taste of the gourmet chocolate goodness. However a 100 gram bar does have 600 calories 43 grams of fat and 24 grams of sugar so it should still be eaten in moderation. It differs from milk chocolate in that it contains little to no milk solids. There isn t a minimum amount of cocoa that needs to be present for the chocolate to be labelled dark so you typically find dark chocolate containing anything from around 50 cocoa all the way up.

We have a wide assortment of dark chocolate gifts for you to spread the love of this delicious treat around with your friends and family. The more cocoa in dark chocolate the more nutritional value it has. Dark chocolate health benefits includes boosting psychological health supporting eye health promoting blood circulation works as an energy booster support oral health a good source of anti oxidants support cardiovascular health treating cough strengthening immune system and enhancing your mood. Made from the seed of the cocoa tree it is one of the best sources of antioxidants on the planet.

Dark chocolate also known as plain chocolate is produced using a higher percentage of cocoa with all fat content coming from cocoa butter instead of milk but there are also dark milk chocolates and many degrees of hybrids. Though dark chocolate should not contain milk there may be traces of milk from cross contamination during processing as the same machinery is often used to produce milk and dark chocolate.