How to choose white chocolate? Why is white chocolate white?

Chocolate is not only sweet and delicious, but also comes in many types and flavors, such as truffle chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate with fillings, nut chocolate, milk chocolate, hazelnut chocolate, multi-flavored chocolate, wafer chocolate, white chocolate, etc. Let’s learn in detail today how to choose chocolate!

Contents of this article

1. How to choose white chocolate?

2. Why is white chocolate white?

3. The difference between milk chocolate and white chocolate

How to choose white chocolate?

1. Labels on the packaging

General labels will indicate the product's nutritional content, ingredient list, production date and shelf life.

2. Check whether it contains sugar

Buy sugary or sugar-free chocolate depending on your body type.

3. Look at the chocolate variety

The main types of chocolate include truffle chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate with fillings, nut chocolate, milk chocolate, hazelnut chocolate, multi-flavored chocolate, wafer chocolate, white chocolate, etc. When purchasing, if you are eating it yourself, you should consider your personal taste. If you are giving it to someone as a gift, on the one hand, you should consider the other person's favorite taste, and on the other hand, you should also know the meaning of different chocolates!

Why is white chocolate white?

The color of chocolate is actually related to the raw materials in it. The raw materials mainly come from cocoa liquor. After the cocoa liquor is crushed, the cocoa butter and cocoa powder are separated. The lighter chocolate has a higher content of cocoa butter. The darker chocolate has a higher content of cocoa powder. White chocolate is made with more cocoa butter and milk.

Difference between milk chocolate and white chocolate

Milk chocolate does not contain cocoa butter, while white chocolate does. Cocoa butter is a natural edible oil extracted from cocoa beans during the process of making chocolate and cocoa powder. It has only a light chocolate taste and aroma and is one of the ingredients used to make real chocolate. The candy commonly known as white chocolate is made from it. Cocoa butter has a melting point of about 34 to 38 degrees Celsius, so chocolate is solid at room temperature but melts quickly in the mouth. Cocoa butter is a highly saturated fat, which means that white chocolate is very high in fat.