In America, chocolate that contains cocoa solids is defined as “sweet chocolate,” whereas white chocolate has its own distinct definition. White chocolate vs. milk chocolate: ...

The more cocoa solids in your chocolate, the more caffeine. Keep this in mind if you are trying to limit caffeine. One bar of dark chocolate has about 80.8 milligrams (mg) of caffeine.

And white chocolate has no caffeine at all because it isn’t actually made using cocoa solids. “In general, a 3.5-ounce bar of dark chocolate can include 50 to 150 mg of caffeine,” Gal says.

Ruby chocolate is naturally pink in color and must contain at least 1.5% nonfat cocoa solids, at least 20% cacao fat (cocoa butter) and at least 12% milk solids, according to the FDA. Best ruby ...

White chocolate . Made from only cocoa butter, milk solids (or powder), sugar, and perhaps lecithin and vanilla, white chocolate is simply chocolate that’s devoid of cocoa solids.

A daily dose of 20g-30g of plain or dark chocolate with cocoa solids above 70% – rather than milk chocolate, which contains fewer solids and white chocolate, which contains none – could lead ...

Unfortunately, cocoa solids are also where the heavy metals, especially cadmium, lurk. That makes it tricky to balance dark chocolate’s risks and benefits.

Both metals were found in the cocoa solids, the component of the bean that, along with cocoa butter, makes up chocolate. Products containing a lot of cocoa solids, such as dark chocolate and cocoa ...