Perfect Pairings & Recipes forSemi-sweet Chocolate

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Flavour Analysis

Semi-sweet chocolate brings together powerful roasted notes, toast, sugar and oleic acid, all at once. A vanilla note contributes sweet aroma, while a coffee note adds roasted aroma, and assam tea and loam notes give the profile further complexity.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Earthy
Spice
Sharp
Vegetal

Flavour profile of semi-sweet chocolate

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Semi-sweet chocolate

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semi-sweet chocolate8.7

Roasted, bittersweet and chocolate notes distinctive of pure cacao or dark chocolate. Strong in semi-sweet chocolate.

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