dark chocolate
noun
: chocolate that is dark in color and contains a high percentage cocoa and cocoa butter, usually no milk, and varying amounts of sugar
Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate.—
Elizabeth Eilender
Elizabeth EilenderThe tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.—Fran Bellamy
compare milk chocolate, white chocolate
Fran BellamyExamples of dark chocolate in a Sentence
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Her chocolates contain all-natural, non-GMO ingredients and focus on dark chocolate, which offers antioxidants.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
Dinner is rounded out with a pear and almond tart or a dark chocolate peppermint tart.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Currently, her chocolate dessert is a parade of cakey bites made with luxurious Araguani dark chocolate with passionfruit ganache, pomegranate arils, and mole crunch for savory-sweet texture.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Theobromine levels in dark chocolate also vary widely by cocoa content, with food chemistry analyses showing that a typical 40-gram bar can contain roughly 200 to 400 milligrams.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
Dinner is rounded out with a pear and almond tart or a dark chocolate peppermint tart.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Currently, her chocolate dessert is a parade of cakey bites made with luxurious Araguani dark chocolate with passionfruit ganache, pomegranate arils, and mole crunch for savory-sweet texture.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Theobromine levels in dark chocolate also vary widely by cocoa content, with food chemistry analyses showing that a typical 40-gram bar can contain roughly 200 to 400 milligrams.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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