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Chocolate bars with over 80% cocoa? We've got them for you
Dark chocolate tablets, as they are known today, are made primarily from three ingredients: cocoa paste, cocoa butter, and sugar.
TL;DR
- Puro Chocolate searched for Venezuelan artisan chocolate bars with over 80% cocoa content.
- Dark chocolate is primarily made from cocoa paste, cocoa butter, and sugar.
- Venezuelan standard COVENIN 52:1.999 defines chocolate and its requirements.
- Real chocolate is a homogeneous product mainly from cocoa liquor and cocoa butter.
- COVENIN 52:1.999 mandates a minimum of 27% cocoa for bitter, semi-sweet, and semi-sweet chocolates.
- Extra-sweet chocolates require a minimum of 60% cocoa.
- Chocolates over 80% cocoa content are classified as extra-bitter.
- These high-cocoa chocolates are ideal for intense cocoa flavor and minimal sugar.
- Such chocolates are found in "tree to bar" chocolate shops or artisanal bean-to-bar establishments.