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Chocolate field glossary

Compound coating

A cocoa-flavored coating using non-cocoa vegetable fat in place of some or all cocoa butter.

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CouvertureReal chocolate formulated with substantial cocoa butter for fluid professional coating and molding.↗Cocoa butterCacao's natural fat, responsible for chocolate's flow, crystallization, gloss, snap and melt.↗TemperingControlled heating, cooling and agitation used to encourage stable cocoa-butter crystals.↗
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