There are very few people who do not like
chocolates. That is why; chocolates are something which is not only common but
very popular among both children and adults.
People love having chocolates as gift from
their loved ones. One can also buy chocolates online because there
are plenty of varieties that are available these days. Here are some basic
varieties of chocolates.
Dark Chocolate
They are named as dark chocolate because
they contain very less or no milk at all. They are mainly made by mixing cocoa
solids, sugar and fat. These chocolates mostly have cocoa solids of at least 35
percent or more. Due to absence of milk, these chocolates are dark brown in
colour and they are sometimes also known as black chocolates. There are
varieties of dark chocolates which are used for baking and cooking. The
percentage of cocoa varies in dark chocolates. They can range for 35 percent to
more than 70 percent as well. The more the cocoa, the bitter the taste of the
chocolate is.
Milk Chocolate
They are the most popular kind of
chocolates available in the market. They are mostly available for commercial
consumption. As the name suggests, they are mainly made with milk powder, cocoa
butter, cocoa solids and some vanilla flavouring. These milk bars are very
favourite and common among the children.
White Chocolate
This is a very sweet variety of chocolate.
It is unique because no cocoa solids are used to make this chocolate. So, this
one is considered to be a derivative of chocolates. They are mainly made from a
mixture of milk, sugar and cocoa butter. Due to absence of cocoa powder and use
of milk, these chocolates mainly appear to be white or light yellowish in
colour. The colour appears to be this because of the presence of melting cocoa
butter as well. But white chocolates do not have much anti oxidant properties
like the other traditional varieties of chocolates.
Unsweetened Chocolate
They are also known as the baking
chocolates. The unsweetened chocolates are mainly produced with the addition of
sugar and so it maintains mostly its original flavour which can be very rich.
But these chocolates are not very bitter. One can also ass milk and sugar to
transform unsweetened chocolates to milk chocolates. They are mainly used for
baking purposes.
Semisweet Chocolate
They are technically a variety of dark
chocolates. But as the name says they are semi sweet, it means that they have
sugar in them (in dark chocolates it is not necessary to have sugar) along with
the cocoa solids. There is another variation called bitter sweet chocolates
which has more cocoa solids and a little amount of sugar in it. Both of these
variations are mainly used for cooking and baking purposes.
Compound Chocolate
As the name says they are made from the
combination of cocoa solids, cocoa butter, coconut oil, vegetable oil and other
hydrogenated fats.
One can always send chocolates UK by ordering them from online chocolate sites to
their near and dear ones.
