bittersweet chocolate

Semisweet cocoa bar

Bittersweet chocolate is dark chocolate with little added sugar, containing a high percentage of cocoa solids—typically 70% or more.

It has a deep, intense chocolate flavor with slight bitterness, distinguishing it from sweeter milk chocolate.

Used extensively in baking and confections: The recipe calls for four ounces of bittersweet chocolate.

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Categories
Opposites
sweetness/cocoa intensity

bittersweet chocolatemilk chocolate

Cocoa sweetened with dairy

white chocolate · German chocolate · sugar · cocoa butter · ruby chocolate

Family

bitter, sweet, chocolate, bitterness, bitterly, sweetness, sweetly, sweeten, sweetener

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G