dark chocolate
noun
: chocolate that is dark in color and contains a high percentage cocoa and cocoa butter, usually no milk, and varying amounts of sugar
Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate.—
Elizabeth Eilender
Elizabeth EilenderThe tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.—Fran Bellamy
compare milk chocolate, white chocolate
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The whisky delivers rich toffee and tropical fruits on the nose, with dark chocolate and citrus notes on the palate, concluding with a surprisingly smoky, long finish.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Mexican-style chocolate, which has an intense flavor and a slightly grainy texture, is traditional, but any good-quality dark chocolate will work.
—Ricardo Hernández Arellano, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
Healthline reports the antioxidants and flavanols in cocoa and dark chocolate can reduce inflammation and help keep the endothelial cells that line the arteries healthy.
—Eve Glover, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Spanglish Year: 2004 Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes Director: James L. Brooks
Stars: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, and Paz Vega
James L. Brooks’s caustic comedy of family and class hits like a dark chocolate in reverse, the bitterness giving way to a faintly sweet finish.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Mark Littler, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Mexican-style chocolate, which has an intense flavor and a slightly grainy texture, is traditional, but any good-quality dark chocolate will work.
—Ricardo Hernández Arellano, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
Healthline reports the antioxidants and flavanols in cocoa and dark chocolate can reduce inflammation and help keep the endothelial cells that line the arteries healthy.
—Eve Glover, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Spanglish Year: 2004 Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes Director: James L. Brooks
Stars: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, and Paz Vega
James L. Brooks’s caustic comedy of family and class hits like a dark chocolate in reverse, the bitterness giving way to a faintly sweet finish.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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