What is the difference between dark and milk chocolate?

skysmom65

Over 100 years ago, it was discovered that cocoa butter and chocolate liqueur could be separated from the processed cocoa bean, giving us even more ways to enjoy chocolate. There are three basic types of chocolate: Dark chocolate is comprised of cocoa liqueur, cocoa butter and sugar. Milk chocolate adds milk and uses less liqueur than the dark chocolate. White chocolate is not truly chocolate, but a confection created out of cocoa butter and sugar. Cocoa powder used in baking is chocolate liqueur from which the butter has been extracted, allowed to harden and then ground. http://www.sfchocolate.com/faq_002.html Mar 13 07, 8:46 PM

BungeeAZ

Dark chocolate contains no milk Mar 13 07, 9:00 PM

zbeckabee

Milk chocolate has milk in it and the milk dilutes out the amount of flavanoids. As a result, dark chocolate has a higher percentage of flavanoids. http://www.ucop.edu/sciencetoday/pages/archive/transcripts/2003/sci768.html Mar 13 07, 9:40 PM