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17 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:47.3% cacao (29.5% cacao butter), 26.4% milk, which would leave 26.3% sugar. So it's a milk chocolate with a high percentage of fat. (35.9% of which 29.5 is cocoa butter and 5% milk fat)
Ahhh, when I saw the 68% on the package, I thought that was the cacao % (you know you're a chocolatier when ...)
So the kit kat is 32% crispy wafer fingers and 68% chocolate, which is 47% cacao milk chocolate?
13 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:47.3% cacao (29.5% cacao butter), 26.4% milk, which would leave 26.3% sugar. So it's a milk chocolate with a high percentage of fat. (35.9% of which 29.5 is cocoa butter and 5% milk fat)
Ahhh, when I saw the 68% on the packaging, I thought that was the cacao % (you know you're a chocolatier when ...)
So the kit kat is 32% crispy wafer fingers and 68% chocolate, which is 47% cacao milk chocolate?
