Cocoa Percentage
- Cacao (cocoa) percentage is the quantity of ground-up beans that is present in the chocolate bar.
- Milk chocolates have 10 to 30 % cacao, while dark chocolates have 35 to 55 %
- White chocolates generally have 20 % beans(butter only)
- More cacao doesn't necessarily mean it is more bitter, as cacao butter isn't bitter and has a smooth texture, while cacao solids are bitter.
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