Chocolates are everyone’s favourite, but do you know we are eating Low-quality chocolates? The best chocolates are made from Cocoa products which are premium in nature. Best chocolates have a name of “Couverture Chocolate” which resembles the usage of high-quality Cocoa products in its preparation.
These chocolates are unique with a lot of benefits associated with consuming them. Studies reveal that eating chocolates reduces the risk of heart problems like bad cholesterol, blood pressure and blood flow which are major occurring heart problems.
These benefits are associated with only high-quality premium chocolates rather than flavoured ones which are detailed here.
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How Chocolates Are Made?
Couverture Chocolate Preparation:
The high-quality Couverture Chocolate is prepared from “Cocoa powder” and “Cocoa butter” without adding sugar by undergoing a special procedure of preparation to get the perfect texture, smell and look. The Cocoa ingredients come from “Cocoa beans” naturally which are powdered to prepare chocolates. The Cocoa beans are very dark so the chocolate and higher the cocoa content the darker it looks but the taste of high-quality chocolates differs a lot compared to normal flavoured ones.
Since there is no addition of sugar in it the adoption of taste depends on individuals with different claims like bitter, bittersweet and good at some times. These chocolates tend to melt easily if kept outside the freezer even for a few seconds and if kept in the mouth we get a feel of melting without having a chance to bite. These chocolates break without sound giving a smooth feel of crisp as it has cocoa flavour as its main ingredients. If you observe we don’t even see small pieces upon breaking premium chocolates.
Flavored Chocolate Preparation:
Companies also prepare combination chocolates with changes in their composition. They replace the original cocoa butter with vegetable oil that is hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated to get chocolate flavour while Cocoa powder remains in its composition. These are sometimes referred to as “artificial Cocoa butter” or “sweeteners”. Upon adding this we can observe the chocolate tastes sweet and good.
Some companies use this combination so that they can claim good sales and profits by saying it is premium chocolates made of cocoa flavours while some companies use this as an alternative to original chocolate with mixed flavours of Cocoa and sweeteners. The original chocolates cost very high due to their unique nature and benefits while this type of combination chocolates cost depending upon the ingredients in it.
What is hydrogenated oil?
Hydrogenated oil serves a crucial role in the preservation of food shelf life, a common practice in the food industry. Often found in highly processed products laden with added sugar and salt, hydrogenated oil comes in two distinct forms: partially or fully hydrogenated.
Notably, in 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared partially hydrogenated oil as unsafe. This prompted a call for its removal from food products, with the potential to avert thousands of heart attacks annually
Difference Between Couverture Chocolate And Flavored Chocolates:
The flavoured chocolates which are present in the market are not made of Cocoa ingredients instead they use sugars and artificial flavours which are high in taste but have no benefits as Cocoa chocolates. These are termed and should be called CHOCOLATEY, CHOCOLATE – FLAVOURED and CANDY. We can observe a lot of differences between Cocoa chocolates and flavoured chocolates.
The main differences are listed below
- Taste: Cocoa chocolates taste bitter, bittersweet while normal chocolates taste highly sweet
- Smell: It smells earthy and nutty since they are prepared from Cocoa beans while the normal flavoured chocolates smell sweet and chocolaty
- Texture: Cocoa chocolates have great texture with the perfect blend of shine and size while normal flavoured chocolates look harder without melting for a long time
- Quality: The quality of chocolate is high, unlike normal flavoured chocolate with high original Cocoa ingredients without added sugars and artificial flavours.
- Price: The price is significantly higher for Cocoa chocolates than normal flavoured chocolates as they use high-quality Cocoa products for preparation.
Conclusion:
We can easily differentiate the Original Chocolates from Normal flavoured ones present in the market but we prefer to eat normal flavour chocolates at all times as the cost is low and tastes good but instead of preferring normal ones choose Cocoa chocolates if you eat very rare and if you are eating regularly at least try original chocolates for it taste by reducing the consumption of normal one as they are high in sugar which causes health problems in a while. The one which we are eating and has a huge market share are not the original chocolates and are called Flavoured Chocolates which are made from artificial ingredients.
Faq Related To This Article
1. What is compound chocolate?
Ans. Compound chocolate is a chocolate substitute made from vegetable fats, sugar, and cocoa powder, lacking cocoa butter. It provides a cost-effective option for confectionery, known for its versatility in moulding and coating, despite not meeting pure chocolate standards.
2. Is compound chocolate real?
Compound chocolate, made without cocoa butter, is a substitute using vegetable fats, sugar, and cocoa powder. While widely used in confectionery, it’s not considered “real” chocolate.
Fact: “CHOCOLATE” is a legally regulated term for its originality which should not contain any vegetable oils other than artificial Cocoa butter and if present it cannot be called Chocolate.
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