14/11/2016
Commercial Chocolate vs. Homemade Chocolate
Chocolate is said to have amazing and unique taste sensation and aromas. It is produced by natural and fresh ingredients and a lot of expertise to deliver its delightful flavor.
In the Middle East, there are 2 types of chocolate factories: the ones that produce commercial chocolates, and the others that produce the homemade chocolate. You must be asking about the differences, well here they are:
1- Natural vs. artificial ingredients
Just like any other product in the food and beverages industry, to lower the cost of production, some factories replace the natural ingredients by artificial ones and add preservatives that will give a fake good quality. This is the case of commercial chocolate. As for the homemade, the factory makes sure to deliver the best quality possible by maintaining the natural and high quality ingredients to offer the unique taste sensation.
2- Chocolate filling ingredients
To also offer this unique taste sensation, homemade chocolate is filled with natural flavors, like pistachio, hazelnuts, almonds and others; whereas, commercial chocolate is filled with artificial flavors using syrup or chemically made fillings.
3- Cocoa beans vs. cocoa butter
To go back to the 1st step of the production, chocolate is produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cocoa tree. Therefore, cocoa beans (or cacao beans), grow in the tropical climates of Africa, South America and parts of Asia and are harvested twice a year to produce the raw products that makes chocolate. But, to elevate the melting point, some cocoa butter substitute is used in commercial chocolate; which will result in losing its natural attribute and quality.