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Quite accurate attempt at being funny, I'd say. In fact, of course actual chocolate is available in America, but most of the chocolate consumed there has such a

Quite accurate attempt at being funny, I'd say. In fact, of course actual chocolate is available in America, but most of the chocolate consumed there has such a low purity that it wouldn't even be legal to call it chocolate in other countries. In fact, the article itself mentions 10% cocoa content as being typical for milk chocolate. In Europe, the minimum required by law for milk chocolate is 25%. This kind of thing is why I wouldn't like TTIP to be ratified...

nly 12y ago
Quoting[0]: "In the UK, chocolate must contain at least 20% cocoa solids. In the US, on the other hand, cocoa solids need only make up 10%. A Cadbury Dairy Milk bar contains 23% cocoa solids, whereas a Hershey bar contains just 11%." So both pretty close to the minimums. As a Brit, I personally don't like Cadbury Dairy Milk, far too coarse and sweet. When it comes to milk, I prefer the creamier and smoother brands. But then, to me chocolate isn't an everyday or even regular thing at all. When you look at dark chocolate you're looking at anything from 70 to 99%. When you get to about 85%, chocolate becomes a completely different experience. [0] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8414488.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8414488.stm
- masklinn 12y ago
  > When you look at dark chocolate you're looking at anything from 70 to 99%. Not that I disagree qualitatively (quite the opposite), but legally neither the EU nor the FDA have any such category, their highest categories are at 35% cocoa (respectively "chocolate" and "bittersweet chocolate")
  - nly 12y ago
    Yeah I should have said "up to" 70 - 99%. The 70% stuff from Lindt is somewhere around my preference level. Funny you should mention 35%... Bournville (famous UK brand, now owned by Cadbury Kraft) is 36%. I still find it far too sweet.
    - masklinn 12y ago
      > The 70% stuff from Lindt is somewhere around my preference level. My jam's the 99% these days, although I often have to fall back on the 85% when my 99% stash is empty and I haven't found a refill yet (not every place around here sells 99%, but 85% and under is easy to get). It's handy that most people can't eat 99% too (because they try to eat it like 60% or milk chocolate and that's not a very good idea), nobody raiding your stash.

nly 12y ago

Quoting[0]: "In the UK, chocolate must contain at least 20% cocoa solids. In the US, on the other hand, cocoa solids need only make up 10%. A Cadbury Dairy Milk bar contains 23% cocoa solids, whereas a Hershey bar contains just 11%." So both pretty close to the minimums. As a Brit, I personally don't like Cadbury Dairy Milk, far too coarse and sweet. When it comes to milk, I prefer the creamier and smoother brands. But then, to me chocolate isn't an everyday or even regular thing at all. When you look at dark chocolate you're looking at anything from 70 to 99%. When you get to about 85%, chocolate becomes a completely different experience. [0] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8414488.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8414488.stm

masklinn 12y ago
> When you look at dark chocolate you're looking at anything from 70 to 99%. Not that I disagree qualitatively (quite the opposite), but legally neither the EU nor the FDA have any such category, their highest categories are at 35% cocoa (respectively "chocolate" and "bittersweet chocolate")
- nly 12y ago
  Yeah I should have said "up to" 70 - 99%. The 70% stuff from Lindt is somewhere around my preference level. Funny you should mention 35%... Bournville (famous UK brand, now owned by Cadbury Kraft) is 36%. I still find it far too sweet.
  - masklinn 12y ago
    > The 70% stuff from Lindt is somewhere around my preference level. My jam's the 99% these days, although I often have to fall back on the 85% when my 99% stash is empty and I haven't found a refill yet (not every place around here sells 99%, but 85% and under is easy to get). It's handy that most people can't eat 99% too (because they try to eat it like 60% or milk chocolate and that's not a very good idea), nobody raiding your stash.