DARK CHOCOLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dark chocolate mean? 

• DARK CHOCOLATE (noun)
  The noun DARK CHOCOLATE has 1 sense:

1. chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added

  Familiarity information: DARK CHOCOLATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DARK CHOCOLATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bittersweet chocolate; dark chocolate; semi-sweet chocolate

Hypernyms ("dark chocolate" is a kind of...):

chocolate (a food made from roasted ground cacao beans)

 Context examples 

“We have good science on chocolate, especially about dark chocolate on blood pressure,” says Dr. Luc Djoussé of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Given that regular chocolate consumption, particularly of dark chocolate, has been linked to improvements in various indicators of heart health, the researchers wanted to see if it might also be associated with a lower rate of atrial fibrillation.

(Eat Chocolate for Steady Heartbea, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)