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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The palate leads with Beam’s signature nutty flavor, along with large doses of oak, vanilla, caramel, custard, and maple, and then leans into flavors like ripe berry, orange, molasses, and dark chocolate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Benefits of Almonds for Heart Health While combining dark chocolate and almonds has a positive impact on heart health, each food provides distinct cardioprotective qualities that contribute to these benefits.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Winfield's Chocolate Bar, which sells desserts at three locations in the city, voluntarily recalled five of its products Tuesday: the dark chocolate cowboy; dark chocolate cat; dark chocolate teddy bear; dark chocolate champagne bottle and dark chocolate Easter bunny.
—Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2026
Compared to milk and dark chocolate, dark chocolate has the highest cocoa percentages, so the flavor is less dependent on milk and sugar.
—Gavin Escott, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Benefits of Almonds for Heart Health While combining dark chocolate and almonds has a positive impact on heart health, each food provides distinct cardioprotective qualities that contribute to these benefits.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Winfield's Chocolate Bar, which sells desserts at three locations in the city, voluntarily recalled five of its products Tuesday: the dark chocolate cowboy; dark chocolate cat; dark chocolate teddy bear; dark chocolate champagne bottle and dark chocolate Easter bunny.
—Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2026
Compared to milk and dark chocolate, dark chocolate has the highest cocoa percentages, so the flavor is less dependent on milk and sugar.
—Gavin Escott, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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 22 May. 2026.
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