European Cocoa and Chocolate Directive

The European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/36/EC is an EU Directive relating to cocoa and chocolate products. Most notably, this directive allows chocolate to contain up to 5% non-cocoa vegetable fats.

The Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs has attempted to resist the effects of this directive by introducing the AMBAO certification scheme, which certified that chocolate carrying the AMBAO mark was produced without vegetable fat substitution.

External links

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000L0036

Chocolate

Overview	Outline History (in Spain)

Theobroma	Theobroma Theobroma cacao Theobroma grandiflorum Theobroma bicolor

Components	Cocoa bean Cocoa butter Cocoa solids Chocolate liquor

Drugs	Anandamide Caffeine Phenethylamine Theobromine Theophylline

Types	Types Baking Compound chocolate Couverture chocolate Dark chocolate Milk chocolate Modeling chocolate Organic chocolate White chocolate Raw chocolate

Products	Chocolate bar brands Chocolate beverages Chocolate biscuit Chocolate brownie Chocolate cake Chocolate chip Chocolate chip cookie Chocolate coins Chocolate crackles Chocolate gravy Chocolate ice cream Chocolate liqueur Chocolate milk Chocolate pudding Chocolate spread Chocolate syrup Chocolate truffle Chocolate-covered foods Cioccolato di Modica Fudge Ganache Hot chocolate Mint chocolate Mocaccino Mole sauce Belgian chocolate Swiss chocolate

Processes	Aerated chocolate Broma process Chocolate bloom Chocolate temper meter Conche Dutch process Enrober Sugar crust

Industry	Big Chocolate Children in cocoa production Chocolaterie Chocolatier The Dark Side of Chocolate European Cocoa and Chocolate Directive Ghana Cocoa Board Ghana production Harkin–Engel Protocol International Cocoa Organization Ivory Coast production Manufacturers (vertical) Nigeria production World Cocoa Foundation

Other topics	Chocoholic Chocolate fountain Chocolate museums Chocolatiers Health effects United States military chocolate

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