The Other Chocolate Tries For Sweet Redemption

You may be among the millions of Americans who brought home a heart-shaped box of chocolates (or are planning to do so, before it's too late) for Valentine's Day.

But white chocolate, a relative newcomer to the chocolate family, seldom plays a starring role in the sampler pack. Which got us wondering why.

To understand white chocolate, you need to understand chocolate itself. Cacao, or cocoa beans, are made up about equally of two parts. Half is the cocoa butter, the smooth melty fat that make chocolate feel so, well, luxurious. The other half is cocoa solids. For most chocolate, you use both. But for white chocolate, instead of cocoa solids, you use milk solids instead.

"Dark chocolate, or even milk chocolate, it just inherently will have more flavor," says chocolate expert Eagranie Yuh. "Because you've got those cocoa solids, and those really carry the chocolatey-ness of the chocolate."

Most people love chocolate precisely for that chocolatey-ness — those addictive layers of flavor. But Yuh explains that there are benefits to leaving the sticky cocoa solids behind.  Read More at The Other Chocolate

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