# CocoaExplained

> Chocolate, explained clearly


## Posts

- [How Cacao Beans Become a Chocolate Bar](https://cocoaexplained.com/how-cacao-beans-become-chocolate/): The journey from cacao pod to chocolate bar: harvesting, fermenting, drying, roasting, grinding, conching and tempering explained step by step.
- [Dark, Milk and White Chocolate: The Real Differences](https://cocoaexplained.com/dark-milk-white-chocolate-differences/): How dark, milk and white chocolate are made, what the percentages mean, how they taste, and which one to choose for eating and baking.
- [What Is Chocolate, Exactly?](https://cocoaexplained.com/what-is-chocolate/): What goes into a chocolate bar, how cocoa mass, cocoa butter and sugar combine, what the percentage on the label means, and how the law defines chocolate.

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- [Home](https://cocoaexplained.com/): How cacao becomes chocolate, what the labels really mean, and how to taste, buy and bake better. Clear guides with sources you can check.
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