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dark chocolate

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noun

dark chocolates plural
  1. chocolate to which little or no milk has been added.


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Two or three squares of dark chocolate might contain between 22-73mg of flavanols, while a few chunks of milk chocolate will have 3-7mg.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Billed as “pure extravagance,” the sweet treat is made with what’s described as a “decadent” 70% Valrhona dark chocolate.

From MarketWatch Jan. 27, 2026

Although the findings are encouraging, the researchers caution that increasing dark chocolate consumption is not automatically beneficial.

From Science Daily Dec. 12, 2025

A dark chocolate, peanut-butter cup from a local chocolatier.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Laila got her to play snakes and ladders, and they ate shavings from blocks of dark chocolate, one of the few things they shared a common taste for.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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