dark chocolates

Bitter cocoa candies

Dark chocolates are chocolate confections made with a high percentage of cocoa solids and little or no milk, giving them a deeper, more bitter flavor than milk chocolate.

The plural typically refers to individual pieces or an assortment: She brought a box of dark chocolates to the party.

Dark chocolate is also valued for supposed health benefits from its antioxidants.

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mole sauce · antioxidants · conching · tempering · truffles · box of chocolates · Valentine's Day · salted caramel · chocoholics · intense · richness · cocoa butter · cocoa solids · polyphenols · vanilla · praline · lecithin · magnesium

Opposites
chocolate type/cocoa content

dark chocolatesmilk chocolates

Cocoa confections containing dairy

milk chocolate · white chocolates · white chocolate · candy bars

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G