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

The 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

Examples of dark chocolate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Increasing your intake of alkalizing foods, such as beans, berries, leafy greens, and dark chocolate, while decreasing acid-forming foods, such as red meat and refined grains, can protect against several health conditions and help your body maintain its acid-base balance. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 30 Oct. 2024

Glenfarclas 50 is a pricy single malt bottled at 50 percent ABV, with notes of toffee, dark chocolate, and citrus on the palate. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024

Polyphenol-rich foods such as dark chocolate, berries, red grapes, green tea and extra virgin olive oil help reduce inflammation and encourage the growth of healthy gut bacteria. —Christopher Damman, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024

Blended with a bit of cabernet sauvignon and malbec, the wine shows notes of wild plum, dark chocolate and black cherry. —Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above