Chocolate News

Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide for Informed Indulgers

WSJ Bars and bonbons, dark and milk, single-origin and small-batch, Mexican and Vietnamese: The world of chocolate is vast and fascinating. With this A-to-Z survey, explore it in all its delicious varieties.

What is Chocolate? Don’t Go Through the Rest of Your Life Not Knowing

BASICALLY

Ever find yourself breaking off a square of chocolate and thinking, what even is this stuff? Like, other than the solidified nectar of the gods! So you Googled, “what is chocolate” and that brought you here.

Chocolate-based ‘ink’ allows 3-D printing at room temperature

IFT

A novel approach to 3-D printing has allowed researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) to 3-D print chocolate-based products at room temperature using cold extrusion.

For the Love (and moderation) of Dark Chocolate – Potential Health Benefits

REGISTER GUARD

Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, whose Latin name translates as “food of the gods.” With a pedigree like that, it’s no surprise that science is finding some potential health benefits from eating chocolate. We can thank the flavanols in cocoa beans.

More than 90% of Americans plan to gift chocolate and candy this holiday season

FOOD DIVE

More than 90% of Americans say they intend to gift or share chocolate and candy during the holiday season, according to the National Confectioners Association. According to Winter Holidays Central, there will be more options than ever before for packages with 200 calories or less this holiday season. But regardless of how many calories are in it, most people in the U.S. enjoy chocolate and candy two to three times per week.