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Does chocolate with 52% of cacao counts as dark chocolate?

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Yes, it would if the ingredients are mainly Cocoa and sugar. If there are milk solids added, it would be classified as milk chocolate, albeit "Dark Milk Chocolate" at 52% cocoa. read more

Dark chocolate is by definition chocolate that does not contain milk. This means that any chocolate of any percentage, including 52% and below will count as dark chocolate as long as it does not have any added milk in it. read more

Chocolate with 100% cacao solids is used most often in baking. When using this type of chocolate in baking your recipe must include some type of sweetener (usually granulated white sugar, less often brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, or other sweeteners). read more

As a result, depending on how the bean is grown, how much—or ideally, how little—it’s processed, and how much of the cacao percentage is added cocoa butter versus chocolate liquor, a chocolate bar with 65% cacao can have a better flavonoid profile than one with 80% cacao. read more

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