Chocolate Forum

Chat => General => Topic started by: on July 08, 2006, 01:03:24 pm

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 01:03:24 pm

When there is no sugar in it but instead sweetners!

This is the latest interpretation of

The Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations 2003

SI No. 1659

If there is no sugar but sweetners are used instead then in does not meet the requirements of the "reserved descriptions" which include milk chocolate.

To my mind that is wrong as the key factor should surely be whether there is cocoa in it in some shape or form.

Crazy?

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 01:24:01 pm

I believe Milk chocolate should have a minimum of 30% cocoa solids and Plain Chocolate 65%. 

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: kevvosa on July 08, 2006, 01:32:22 pm

Quote from: bounty hunter

I believe Milk chocolate should have a minimum of 30% cocoa solids and Plain Chocolate 65%. 

But what do you believe about the sugar content? That is what's in
question here. Personally I don't think it should matter if sugar or
sweetener is used, as long as it tastes good.

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 01:34:47 pm

I think chocolate should use sugar.  However I can understand that some people might have conditions, which mean they can't eat sugar so that should allow for artifiial sweeteners.

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 01:39:11 pm

Quote from: bounty hunter

I think chocolate should use sugar. 

Ah!

Chocolate should use sugar?

It isn't chocolate if there is no sugar in it!

Black-Knight38906.5274074074

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 01:49:27 pm

But you said the cocoa content was the important thing. Make up your mind!

bounty hunter38906.5359027778

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 02:24:33 pm

You didn't get my point, Bounty.

You called it chocolate anyway.

The regs would make you say "the product with sugar in it is chocolate."

Your statement as far as the EU is concerned says

"The product with cocoa and sugar in it should use sugar."

Do you get my drift?

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 08, 2006, 09:28:53 pm

Not really. 

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: loulou on July 08, 2006, 11:56:44 pm

It seems pretty straightforward to me.

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: on July 09, 2006, 08:51:03 am

Of course it does.

Title: When is chocolate not chocolate?
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 11:26:07 am

It's a tongue twister.