Chocolate
Chocolate is a cacao-based food used in confectionery, desserts, drinks, and savory sauces.
About Chocolate
Chocolate is a cacao-based food used in confectionery, desserts, drinks, fillings, and some savoury sauces. It is made from processed cacao materials combined with ingredients such as sugar and, depending on the style, cocoa butter, milk ingredients, or flavourings.
Its flavour may be sweet, bitter, roasted, fruity, or milky. Texture ranges from solid and snappable to smooth, creamy, or pourable according to cacao composition, refining, and temperature.
Chocolate ranges from pale brown to very dark brown and is sold as blocks, bars, pastes, powders, or other products. The unqualified term covers dark, milk, and white styles rather than one fixed formulation.
- Ingredient type
- compound ingredient
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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.
Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.
Local names for chocolate
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
chocolate
chocolat
Chocolate
chocolate
Schokolade
cioccolato
chocolate
xocolata
chocolade
czekolada
čokoláda
čokoláda
čokolada
čokolada
ciocolată
csokoládé
suklaa
choklad
chokolade
sjokolade
súkkulaði
çikolata
cokelat
coklat
sô-cô-la
σοκολάτα
sokoláta
шоколад
shokolad
шоколад
shokolad
шоколад
shokolad
чоколада
čokolada
šokoladas
šokolāde
šokolaad
شوكولاتة
shūkūlāta
شکلات
šokolāt
שוקולד
shokolad
चॉकलेट
cॉकलेट
চকলেট
cakalēṭ
சாக்லேட்
cāklēṭ
చాక్లెట్
cākleṭ
チョコレート
chokorēto
초콜릿
chokollit
巧克力
qiǎokèlì
ช็อกโกแลต
ch็kkōlēt
sokoláta
Romanised form
chokorēto
Romanised form
Bitter chocolate
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Chocolat blanc, tablette
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Chocolat noir 40% de cacao et plus, à pâtisser, tablette
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Chocolat noir 50 % de cacao environ, tablette
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Chocolat noir 70 % de cacao environ, de dégustation, tablette
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chocolat noir à 70 de cacao
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chocolat noir de couverture
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Chocolat noir sans sucres ajoutés, avec édulcorants, en tablette
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Chocolat, tablette (aliment moyen)
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chocolate bar
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Couverture chocolate
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ORGANIC CHOCOLATE CHIPS
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RAW CHOCOLATE
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cāklēṭ
Romanised form
shūkūlāta
Romanised form
shokolad
Romanised form
chokollit
Romanised form
cakalēṭ
Romanised form
qiǎokèlì
Romanised form
cॉकलेट
Romanised form
shokolad
Romanised form
shokolad
Romanised form
shokolad
Romanised form
šokolāt
Romanised form
čokolada
Romanised form
ch็kkōlēt
Romanised form
cākleṭ
Romanised form
Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.
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Chocolate nutrition & diet
Chocolate nutritional value
Reference: Chocolate, plain
Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.
- Calories
- 510kcal
- Protein
- 5.0g
- Carbs
- 63.5g
- Fat
- 28.0g
Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 17-491. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Identify the chocolate style before using a reference: dark, milk, white, unsweetened, filled, or drinking chocolate can differ substantially in ingredients and preparation. Match the edible chocolate portion, excluding wrappers and serving accompaniments. Cocoa percentage, added sugar, milk ingredients, fats, and fillings should be recorded when available.
Compare the right form: Reference the exact chocolate form—bar, block, couverture, baking piece, powder, or beverage—and its edible portion. Brand and recipe matter, especially for filled or drinking products.
Diet considerations
Chocolate is a cacao-derived compound food, but formulations may include dairy, sugar, added fats, cereals, nuts, or other ingredients. Compatibility changes with milk chocolate, fillings, coatings, biscuits, and beverage mixes. Do not infer suitability from the word chocolate alone; review the product recipe and preparation context, including shared desserts.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganDepends on the version
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoNot established
- PaleoDepends on the version
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Depends on the version
- Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Cow Milk. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Pescatarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Depends on the version
- Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Cow Milk; Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Chocolate, plain ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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