Comments on: French Dark Chocolate is Not a Luxury Item. Yay!

By: Milk Chocolate Smidgens

Milk Chocolate Smidgens — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:44:09 +0000

I wouldnt consider chocolate as a luxury item past the 1960′s. Especially now, every type of chocolate is found in even the smallest sweet shops.

By: Missteigne

Missteigne — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:21:17 +0000

more in the u.s. the fat used may have less chocolate buter which is the best for chocolate. I like 70% cacao chocolate and day I did try 92% cacao chocolate but it was to bitter for me. Anothe 70% cacao chocolate is very nice it is filled with cacao seed crushed and roasted. you can find them in supermarkets even if they are litlle supermarkets

By: ptinfrance

ptinfrance — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:43:08 +0000

merci, bruce. c un peu triste qu’il n’y que 10% cacao minimum aux u.s.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:26:19 +0000

Chocolat au lait

Le chocolat au lait est du chocolat qui est obtenu en ajoutant du lait en poudre ou du lait concentré. Il contient moins de 40% de cacao. Le gouvernement des États-unis exige une concentration minimum de 10% de cacao. Les réglementations l’européenne sur le sujet indiquent un minimum de 25% de cacao.

By: ptinfrance

ptinfrance — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:07:51 +0000

i didn’t know that about milk chocolate and antioxidants. also, they probably kept the milk chocolate highly taxable because more people buy that v. dark chocolate. grrrr!

By: AY

AY — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:09:57 +0000

Probably to keep the (inefficient/whiny) dairy farmers in business. =D

Say, milk chocolates make the ‘chocolate’ part lose its potency (i.e. anti-oxidant properties)!