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Chocolate field glossary

Milk chocolate

Chocolate containing cocoa ingredients, sweetener and defined milk ingredients.

Ingredients · working definition

Use the word
with precision.

Why it matters
Use this term while reading the legal name and ingredient list; formulation and jurisdiction determine the exact claim.
Common confusion
The term “Milk chocolate” is useful only at the scope defined above; it should not be stretched into a general quality, health, origin or ethics claim.
Practical example
When you encounter “Milk chocolate” on a wrapper, process description or tasting note, ask what observation or record supports that exact use.
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