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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 5 months ago
[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

For reference, this is the legal definition in France (which still allows for some shitty chocolate BTW) :

Chocolat :

a) Désigne le produit obtenu à partir de produits de cacao et de sucres contenant, sous réserve du point b, pas moins de 35 % de matière sèche totale de cacao, dont pas moins de 18 % de beurre de cacao et pas moins de 14 % de cacao sec dégraissé.

Rough translation:
Chocolate is the product obtained from cocoa and sugars which shall contain no less (although see point b) than 35% of dry cocoa solids including 18% cocoa butter and 14% dry degreased cocoa.

Point b covers specialty chocolates, such as guanduja, etc.

Full text here(fr)

Edit: better formatting

[-] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 points 5 months ago

50% is a little low for my taste. I wish it was more like 40 60 80. I'd be going for the 80. Or maybe just 50 & 70. I can live with 70.

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[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

so when do we see nestle/mars/whoever try to kill this?

[-] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

It starts with a right-wing conspiracy fueled media ecosystem, I imagine the "best" minds are already working on that

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[-] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I always wondered what darker chocolate would be like when first ingredient on the list isn't sugar... Powered milk is sweet by itself, but without all the sugar I think 50% cocoa content might be more powerful than in 50% chocolate we have here in Europe.

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