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Hi and welcome again.

For today, I'll continue with chocolate facts. Maybe this is the last episodes for chocolate facts;(

However, if I've got discovery any latest facts about chocolates, I'll post here soon:) Actually, I'm happy to share with you because we can learn something together. Since, I'm also the chocolate lovers, so it's good for me too.

Okay, come here and let's enjoy your day by reading the chocolate facts below together with me;)

Chocolate Facts 9:

Dark chocolate are made without milk as an additive and has contain the beneficial flavanoids.
It contains twice of antioxidants rather than milk chocolate.

Chocolate Facts 10:

Milk chocolates are made with milk powder or added with condensed milk.

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White chocolates are a confection based on cocoa butter without the cocoa solids.

Chocolate Facts 12:

For your info, European chocolates are highest in flavonoids.

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Baking chocolate or bitter (unsweetened) is pure chocolate liquor.

Chocolate Facts 14:

Couverture is a term for chocolates rich in cocoa butter.

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Bittersweet is chocolate liquor which some sugar, vanilla, more cocoa butter and sometimes lecithin were added.
Compared with semisweet chocolate, it has less sugar but more liquor.

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Technically, compound chocolate is a term for a confection cocoa with vegetable fat which it's a replacement for cocoa butter.

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Two types unsweetened baking cocoa available are natural cocoa and Dutch-process cocoa.
Natural cocoa commonly used in recipes while Dutch-process cocoa used for drinks.

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Chocolates and cocoa butter contain saturated and unsaturated fat. However, many saturated fats the stearic acid in chocolates is a natural fat and doesn't raise our bad cholesterol(LDL) levels.

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Store the chocolates properly in a cool and dry place approximately at 65 to 70 degree F.
Once more, could not store in refrigerator because its moisture will affected the appearance and texture.

Emm...how about the facts? Maybe some of above facts are new knowledge for someone. Before this, I also didn't know some parts about it even I'm chocoholic:p

Nevermind friends, either you know or not...I'm here and really happy to share with you. Let's we learn together here. Shall we?

Anyway, that's all for today and I'll bring you another information soon.

See you next time and have a nice day!

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