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
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On the palate, the whiskey is robust and full-bodied, featuring notes of dark chocolate, cinnamon, caramel, red berries, coffee, and a hint of vanilla.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Foods like goji berries, dark chocolate, walnuts, and coffee may offer even more antioxidant power than this popular fruit.12
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—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
Her spin on the recipe relies on ingredients like maple syrup, vanilla extract, oat flour, and dark chocolate, which combine perfectly with the rice crispies to make a dessert that’s awash in sweet, salty, and nutty flavors and easy on the blood sugar.
—Dana Leigh Smith, SELF, 27 May 2025
The Bottom Line Picking a decadent dark chocolate that can also offer health benefits is totally doable.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 May 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Foods like goji berries, dark chocolate, walnuts, and coffee may offer even more antioxidant power than this popular fruit.12
Jump to Key Takeaways.
1.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
Her spin on the recipe relies on ingredients like maple syrup, vanilla extract, oat flour, and dark chocolate, which combine perfectly with the rice crispies to make a dessert that’s awash in sweet, salty, and nutty flavors and easy on the blood sugar.
—Dana Leigh Smith, SELF, 27 May 2025
The Bottom Line Picking a decadent dark chocolate that can also offer health benefits is totally doable.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dark chocolate
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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