Americans eat an estimated 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year, which isn't surprising, given how many delicious forms the sweet treat comes in. That rounds out to around 11 pounds per person of ...

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.

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.

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

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 ...

By reducing the fat content, the cocoa solids have more of a chance to stand out, said Tao, who added that he now has more than 300 pounds of leftover chocolate in his lab.