INTRODUCTION
Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually
brown, food preparation of Theobroma
cacao seeds, roasted and ground, often
flavored, as with vanilla
1
. It is made in the
form of a liquid, paste or in a block or used
as a flavoring ingredient in other sweet
foods. Chocolate is a range of products
derived from cocoa (cacao), mixed with fat
(i.e., cocoa butter) and finely powdered
sugar to produce a solid confectionery2
.
Chocolate most commonly comes in dark,