3. History of Chocolate
• The chocolate drink was first brought to Europe by
Spanish victor, Hernan Cortes.
– The drink was sweetened to match European tastes.
– The drink spread from Spanish courts to other European courts.
• In the late 18th century French and Dutch processors
experimented with chocolate liquid.
– This lead to the production of chocolate powder, which then led to
the production of the first solid chocolate.
4. Types of Chocolate
Sweet Chocolate
Dark Bittersweet Chocolate
Semi Sweet Chocolate
Baking Chocolate
5. White Chocolate
• Based on sugar, milk and fat (eith
er cocoa butter or vegetable) with
out cocoa solids
6. Milk Chocolate
• with milk in the form of milk powder, li
quid milk or condensed milk(invented
Henri Hestle in the 1800s) added