Chocolate News
A Massachusetts Grandmother Made a Fateful Bid on an Endangered Chocolate Bar. She Now Makes 1.5M of Them Each Year
PEOPLE.COM Louisa Mawhinney’s purchase and production of Sky Bar has been a product of “calculated risk,” community support and everything falling into place.Lindt says weight-loss drugs users are eating more chocolate, not less
Chocolate sales are rising faster among U.S. users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs than in the rest of the population, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli (LISN.S), said, citing data that defied forecasts the drugs would reduce confectionery demand.
What The Percentage On A Chocolate Actually Means
Whether you’re looking at bars labeled as 50%, 70%, or 90%, the percentage refers to the total cacao content in the chocolate, including cocoa solids and cocoa butter. For example, a 70% chocolate bar means that 70% of the bar comes from cacao components, while the remaining 30% is usually sugar. Cocoa butter is the fat found in cacao beans, while cocoa solids are all the “dry” parts of the bean that are not fat. With a strong, bitter, aromatic taste, solids supply that essential “chocolatey” flavor, while the butter creates the creamy, rich, and smooth-melting texture of good-quality chocolate.
What Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You Eat Chocolate?
You can eat chocolate if you have diabetes, as long as you keep a few things in mind.
The Rarest Chocolate In The World And Where To Find It
Eating something that’s truly rare is itself a luxury these days — just consider chocolate made from criollo cacao, a crop that makes the rarest chocolate in the world (with that said, you can buy it from many specialty chocolate shops).