Does white chocolate contain cocoa?

] During manufacture the dark-colored solids of the cocoa bean are separated from its fatty content, as with milk, semi-sweet, and dark chocolate. read more

White chocolate in many places does contain cocoa butter which is a type of yellowish-white vegetable fat, but other vegetable oils are often substituted. However, since 2004 in the United States thanks to the Food and Drug Administration, in order for a product to be called “white chocolate”, it has to contain at least 20% cocoa butter. read more

Chocolate nibs are ground into a paste called chocolate liquor. Chocolate liquor can be separated into cocoa solids, which provide the flavor, and cocoa butter, which is the fat. Though white chocolate contains extracted cocoa butter, it lacks the component that defines real chocolate. read more