Unsweetened chocolate
Unsweetened chocolate is chocolate in one of its simplest forms, a solid chocolate made with just cocoa solids and cocoa butter. The natural fat content of a cacao bean is 52-55% Unsweetened chocolate is not a popular choice for eating, since it has a very bitter taste to it, but it is a common ingredient when it comes to baking and cooking. Recipes like chocolate cakes, brownies and cookies but occasionally they will also be used in ice creams and puddings.
Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate is a form of chocolate which has a higher content of cocoa butter and less milk than other forms of chocolate. Dark chocolate contains antioxidants, such as polyphenols, and is relatively low in sugar.
Milk chocolate
The variety that accounts for over 85% of the solid chocolate eaten in the United States is solid chocolate made with milk, in the form of milk powder, liquid milk, or condensed milk, added.
Chocolate liquor
It is produced from cocoa beans that have been fermented, dried, roasted, and separated from their skins. The mass is melted to become the liquor, and the liquor is either separated into cocoa solids and cocoa butter, or cooled and molded.
Semisweet chocolate
Semisweet chocolate chips are a standard ingredient in most bakers’ kitchens. They are the standard for baking chocolate chip cookies, one of the most popular homemade treats out there. Semisweet chocolate is dark chocolate, meaning that it is made with cocoa solids and sugar, and typically includes vanilla and an emulsifier. The thing that makes semisweet chocolate special is that it has a good balance of chocolate and sweetness that makes it exceptionally versatile.