Chocolate couvertures and block chocolate
| The codes indicate the composition.
Code 70/30/41, for example, means:
| a) | 1st number | percentage of cocoa solids | 70% | | b) | 2nd number | percentage of sugar | 30% | | c) | 3rd number | total fat content | 41% |
| The code 35/35 for whole milk-chocolate couverture means:
| a) | 1st number | percentage of
cocoa solids | 35% | (remainder sugar and milk = 65%) | | b) | 2nd number | total fat content | 35% | (cocoa butter and milk fats together) |
The higher the fat content, the more liquid the couverture.
Storage:
cool at max. 18° C, dark, dry
relative air humidity: max. 60 %
The following varieties are offered:
|  Plain chocolate:
 | | 550 | Block chocolate
55/45/30 | A plain block chocolate that can be used for various
purposes, and is favourably priced. Mainly used for
solid blocks, decoration and for grating. | | 608 | "Rhine" couverture
60/40/38 | For these dark couvertures high-quality cocoa
beans have been added to give them a more
delicate flavour. The degrees of fat content are
geared to the various applications and techniques
in high-class confiserie. | | 600 | "Rhine" couverture
60/40/40 | | 602 | "Rhine" couverture
60/40/42 | | 1608 | "Danube" couverture
60/40/38 | This is the most widely used dark couverture for
quick, easy work. It goes a long way because
thin coatings are possible. | | 1701 | "Danube" couverture
70/30/41 | A very dark couverture of low viscosity. |
| Milk chocolate:
 | | 355 | Whole milk chocolate
couverture 35/35 | Rich and milky taste but reasonably priced,
viscosity for all kinds of work. | | 388E | Superior whole milk
chocolate couverture,
light 38/38 | Very light in colour, therefore suitable for
decoration and contrast. Very good for shells. | | 377E | Superior whole milk
chocolate couverture,
extra light 37/37 | The Java cocoa beans, which are light in colour
when crushed, give this couverture a special
appeal. Excellent for fine, particularly light and
decorative coatings and for piping.
These light coatings are indispensable for
assorted chocolates. | | W 35 | White milk chocolate
35 | For all kinds of white decorations for coating,
hollow shapes and solids. |
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