Nutritional Information of Chocolate
Each Pound of Milk Chocolate Contains:
2300 calories, 140 grams of fat, 100 milligrams of cholesterol, 370 milligrams of sodium, 270 grams of carbohydrates and 31 grams of protein
The major components of manufactured chocolate are approximately 54% cocoa butter, 11.5% protein, 9% cellulose, 6% tannic acids and colour, 5% water, 2.6% salts, 1% sugars, 0.2% caffeine and 10% organic acids and aromas. Depending on an individual chocolate manufacturers recipes the amount of cocoa mass will range from 7-15% in milk chocolate and 30-70% in dark chocolates.