dark chocolate

[mollykins]

googling this wasn't very clear, so what percentage of cocoa solids, does a piece of chocolate have to be, to be called dark? i would have thought 50, but wwikipedia and other site weren't clear.

[redman41]

http://www.globalchocolates.com/extra.htm

Have a look on this Lindt site.

[mccfluff]

but if your cooking somethign thast calls for dark choc, try to use min 70%

i really want g&b mint dark choc now

[mollykins]

35% is definatly milk chocolate.

Whats dairy milk and bournville, i consider them to be milk and dark chocolate, respectively.

[mccfluff]

nah i want the mint one, failing that i'll take the almond one, butterscotch is to sweet for me :-)

[mollykins]

fluff, i put bornville in my cheesecake, is that about 50% ?

I can't stand anything over about 65% on its own, i could probably put that in my cheesecake instead, but we had bournville to hand.

[in a mo]

9.30 pm around our way.

[society]

Hi Guys! x

[mollykins]

helen, is 35 for milk chocolate? or the minimum for dark, which isn't that much and not dark at all. what about ones with less, because white chocolate has no cocoa solids in it, i'm surprised the eu will still allow it to be called chocolate.

[redman41]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ml#choosing_chocolate

For cooking with Chocolate have a look on above site mollykins

[mollykins]

aahh thanks, but ilke i said, 35% isn't dark at all.
what about if its less than 25?