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Abstract

The invention provides a chocolate product comprising >18 wt. % natural lipid, >10 wt. % sugar and/or sugar replacer, and >5 wt. % of at least one cocoa ingredient selected from the group comprising: cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, cocoa powder, cocoa pulp, and combinations thereof, wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: a. The product comprises more than 8 wt. % and no more than 9 wt. % saturated fat and ≤2.5 wt. % sugar; b. The product comprises more than 6 wt. % and no more than 8 wt. % saturated fat and ≤4.5 wt. % sugar; c. The product comprises more than 5 wt. % and no more than 6 wt. % saturated fat and ≤9 wt. % sugar; d. The product comprises more than 4 wt. % and no more than 5 wt. % saturated fat and ≤13.5 wt. % sugar; e. The product comprises more than 3 wt. % and no more than 4 wt. % saturated fat and ≤18 wt. % sugar; f. The product comprises more than 2 wt. % and no more than 3 wt. % saturated fat and ≤22.5 wt. % sugar; or g. The product comprises less than or equal to 2 wt. % saturated fat and ≤27 wt. % sugar; and wherein when the product satisfying any of conditions a-g comprises ≤10 wt. % sugar, the remainder of the total combined sugar and sugar replacer content is made up to >10 wt % with sugar replacer.

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