/oss/taxonomy/term/3676/all en /oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/why-shelf-life-white-chocolate-so-short-compared-dark-chocolate <p>Dark chocolate contains plenty of naturally occurring antioxidants known as polyphenols, which are absent from white chocolate. Actually, “white chocolate” isn’t really chocolate because it does not contain the cacao bean particles that are responsible for the characteristic taste of chocolate. All chocolate originates from cacao beans, which are found inside the fruit of the cacao tree. The beans are removed together with the pulp that surrounds them and are piled for a few days to allow fermentation to occur.</p> Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7590 at /oss