Cristallography of Chocolate

Abstract

Chocolate consists of solid particles such as cocoa, sugar, and milk solids which are dispersed in a continuous fat phase. The major fat in chocolate is cocoa butter, and it is crystallized at room temperature, so chocolate is a food which we eat crystals. Therefore, fat crystals play a great role in chocolate quality and storage stability. In this paper, polymorphism of cocoa butter and the transformation of polymorphic forms are reviewed including recent results.