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In chocolate production, cocoa beans are ground and separated into elements of cocoa butter and cocoa powder. These elements are then recombined with sugar (and a small amount of vanilla) to produce solid chocolate. The combined percentage of cocoa butter and cocoa powder in the final solid is reported as the % cocoa.
