Having decided to enjoy delicious chocolate or make a fragrant sweet drink from it, you need to choose a really high-quality product. But how to do that? What nuances will help you understand that a chocolate bar really meets all quality standards?
Of course, the first thing you should pay attention to when choosing a delicious chocolate is the composition of the product. It should not contain strange and suspicious components. High-quality sweetness usually does not contain flavor enhancers, any additives, flavors. It must be indicated on the packaging of the product that the chocolate contains cocoa. If there are analogies of cocoa among the ingredients, then it is better not to buy such products. Such chocolate is likely to be very tasteless.
It is also necessary to pay attention to the specified GOST. Quality and taste guarantee for chocolate bars - GOST R 52821-2007. In addition, the expiration date indicated on the packaging is also important. Natural and high-quality chocolate does not last longer than 18 months.
Unfortunately, the rest of the nuances that indicate that the chocolate is of high quality can be identified only by expanding and trying the product itself. However, learning about them is also helpful.
5 essential signs of good chocolate
- The structure of high-quality chocolate is always homogeneous, unless we are talking about porous chocolate. Having broken the tile, you need to see how it looks inside. If there are no internal cracks, voids, then such a product is clearly of high quality.
- It is also necessary to pay attention to the sound with which the chocolate breaks. It should not be too soft and pliable, while there should be an appetizing crunch. The only exceptions are those varieties of chocolate that have a creamy structure. They, as a rule, have practically no thickeners.
- There should be no whitish film, whitish coating, etc. on the surface of the product. The presence of this indicates either poor quality chocolate, or improper storage conditions. If the tile melted once and then froze, then white smudges will be visible on the surface. Moreover, the taste of such chocolate will not be the most pleasant.
- The melting point of this product is lower than that of the human body. Therefore, good and tasty chocolate begins to melt quickly both in the hands and in the mouth. If this does not happen, then there is a risk that the composition of the sweets contains harmful components, which will also affect the taste.
- The color of the delicacy itself plays a significant role. If the chocolate is very, very light, then this indicates the presence of soy in its composition. And soy can greatly distort the taste, make the chocolate "loose". When you eat such chocolate, you may feel the presence of some crumbs in your mouth.
