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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chocolate:

What is chocolate?

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What type of thing is chocolate?

Chocolate is a type of:

  • Food – substance to provide nutritional support for the body, ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, and/or stimulate growth.
    • Confectionery – the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well.
      • Candy – confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavourings and colourants are added. Candies come in numerous colours and varieties and have a long history in popular culture.
    • Ingredient – substance that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense). For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish. Chocolate is often used as an ingredient in dessert items, such as cakes and cookies.

What is chocolate made of?

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A cacao tree with fruit pods in various stages of ripening. Chocolate is created from the cacao bean.

Necessary ingredients

  • Cocoa (processed cacao)
    • Cacao bean – Fatty seed of Theobroma cacao
      • Chocolate liquor, also known as chocolate mass – Pure cocoa mass in solid or semi-solid form
        • Cocoa butter – Pale-yellow, edible fat extracted from the cocoa bean
        • Cocoa solids – Mixture remaining after cocoa butter is extracted from cocoa beans

Optional ingredients

  • Milk – Nutrient-rich liquid produced by mammals
  • Sugar – Sweet-tasting, water-soluble carbohydrates
  • Vanilla – Spice extracted from orchids of the genus Vanilla
  • Emulsifier – Mixture of two or more immiscible liquids
Substances found in cacao
Source of cocoa
  • Theobroma cacao, also known as Cacao tree – Species of tree grown for its seeds
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Types

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Types of chocolate – Classification of different chocolate types

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Production methods

Producers and trade organizations

Chocolate industry

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Brands

  • List of chocolate bar brands – Alphabetical listing of brand names and marketing regions
    • Scho-Ka-Kola – German chocolate brand containing coffee and kola nut – a chocolate brand containing coffee and cola nut

Edibles

Drinks

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A mug of hot chocolate. Chocolate was first drunk rather than eaten.[6]
  • Cafe mocha – A chocolate-flavored variant of a caffè latte
  • Chocolate milk – Sweetened chocolate-flavoured milk
    • Banania – A chocolate drink found most widely distributed in France
    • Nesquik – Brand of products made by Nestlé
    • Swiss Miss – American cocoa powder and pudding brand
    • Yoo-hoo – American brand of chocolate beverage
  • Crème de cacao – A sweet liqueur that tastes like chocolate.
  • Hot chocolate – Heated beverage of chocolate in milk or water
  • List of chocolate beverages – A list of notable beverages flavoured with chocolate
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History

Effects on health

References

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