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what is white chocolate?

Dear Gramps,
My Mom says that white chocolate isn’t really chocolate. So what IS it?
Sarah, age 9, from Lewisville, Texas

Dear Sarah,
White chocolate is made from sugar, cocoa butter and milk solids. Cocoa butter is actually white. Since the proper combination of the sugar, cocoa butter and milk solids melt in the mouth at about the same temperature as chocolate, and have somewhat the same texture, the manufacturers called it white chocolate to capitalize on the popular name, chocolate, so that they could sell more of the stuff.
Gramps

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