Dark Chocolate Vs White Chocolate Essay

The differences composition between the dark chocolate and white chocolate was affected their appearance, physical and physicochemical properties. Both of the dark chocolate and white chocolate are manufactured from the cocoa. By adding the different ingredients, the dark chocolate and white chocolate will be produced. Both of the dark chocolate and white chocolate containing cocoa butter. But due to the absence of milk solids in dark chocolate and cocoa powder in white chocolate, causing them to have a different appearance and texture. The milk solids containing in the white chocolate, making the chocolate become more buttery, smoother and it appear in a white colour (Gordon, 2008). The taste white chocolate also sweeter than the dark chocolate this is because the sugar content inside the white chocolate is much more higher than the dark chocolate.In the US, white chocolate must contain a minimum of 20 per cent cocoa butter, not less than 3.5 per cent milkfat, and 14 per cent milk solids. White chocolate may contain up to 55 per cent nutritive carbohydrate sweetener (sugar) (Gordon, 2008). Since the texture of the white chocolate is smoother, hence it commonly used in desserts instead of chocolate drinks. While dark chocolate

Dark chocolate will having a great advantage to human body. While the white chocolate will having a great effect on mood. Drewnowski (1997) pointed that palatability triggers an improving the bad mood after comsumption the sweet taste food, because eating palatable foods will stimulate the endorphins, which could result in well mood being. White chocolate is a sweet taste food which full of fats, and the sweet flavor have a calming effect. Dark chocolate is having a great effects on human’s health. Dark chocolate containing lots of cocoa powder which helps in promote glucose metabolism and also lower cardiovascular