The composition of dark and milk chocolates.
Left: Dark chocolate consists of cacao-bean
particles and sugar crystals embedded in a
base of cocoa butter. Right: In milk chocolate,
a significant proportion of cacao-bean
particles is replaced with particles of dried
milk protein and sugar.
OPPOSITE: Making chocolate. As is true of cane
sugar, chocolate is processed in two stages,
the first in the tropical cacao-growing
countries and the second in manufacturing
plants throughout the world.
The Special Qualities of Chocolate
Consistency and Appearance: The