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What is That Unappealing Aftertaste in Low-Quality Chocolate?

Dubious chocolate manufacturers of chocolates of low distinction swap Polyglycerol polyricinoleate for cocoa butter (so they can sell you cheaper-to-make chocolate that tastes like cardboard and has been stripped of some of it’s most beneficial antioxidants it and then turn … Continue reading

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World Chocolate Consumption Down Thanks to This Nasty Recession-Thingie

Chocolate consumption in the United States and Europe is falling due to the economic crisis. Luxuries like chocolate just aren’t as easily justified now that more consumers are struggling to make ends meet. This had had a corollary effect on … Continue reading

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