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The article clarifies the ongoing debate around white chocolate's authenticity as a chocolate product. It explains that white chocolate is not a true chocolate due to its lack of chocolate solids (pure cocoa). Instead, it is made from a combination of cocoa butter, milk, sugar, milk fat, and lecithin. To be labeled as white chocolate, it must contain a specific mixture of 20% cocoa butter, 55% sugar, 14% milk solids, and 3.5% fat. However, it does not provide the nutritional benefits found in pure cocoa, such as fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The article advocates for the consumption of dark or milk chocolate, which has a higher cocoa content, for those seeking the health advantages of chocolate.
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Technically it is not a chocolate. The controversy arises because white chocolate is not authentic because it does not contain chocolate solids (pure cocoa). White chocolate is made from a mixture of cocoa butter, milk, sugar, milk fat, and lecithin. Cocoa butter is a fat of vegetable origin. For a white chocolate to be marketed, it must be made up of 20% cocoa butter, 55% sugar, 14% milk solids, and 3.5% fat. And if we talk about health terms, this product does not have the benefits of the purest cocoa such as fiber, vitamins, minerals and an extra dose of antioxidants. It is common to find products that have the legend "chocolate type" on their labels or that the bars are white instead of ivory. This happens when manufacturers ...
Source: MXagronoticias
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