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# TheChocolateLife::LIVE – What is Chocolate?
- URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-what-is-chocolate/
- Published: 2022-08-24T16:39:37.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-26T17:12:15.000Z
- Description: Episode 54 streams live on Friday, August 26th from 12:00 EDT and is a deep dive discussion of the standards of identity for chocolate in the US Code of Federal Regulations – plus other applicable regulations chocolate makers should know about.
- Author: TheChocolateWire
- Tags: Live Stream, The Wire

**Disclaimer:** No dogs were offered chocolate in any form in the course of researching and writing this post.

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### **Why This Topic?**

One of the topics that was covered in last week’s debunking live stream was whether white chocolate was *really* chocolate. (TL;DR – it **is**.)

[TheChocolateLife::LIVE – Chocolate Claims DEBUNKEDMisinformation travels six times faster than the truth, and for some reason, bad information is sticky – resistant to being accepted as wrong. In this live stream I give debunking some erroneous claims about chocolate a go.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/08/antony-vRBHwoiN9ug-unsplashFeatured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-chocolate-claims-debunked/)

As I was going through the Code of Federal Regulations on white chocolate (CFR §21.163.124) it occurred to me that it could be interesting to review the entire section – *Part 163 - Cacao Products* – in detail. So that’s what we’re going to do in this episode.

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### **The Legal Definitions for Chocolate in the US**

**The Code of Federal Regulations** 
**[Title 21 / Chapter 1 / Subchapter B / Part 163 – Cacao Products](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-163?ref=thechocolatelife.com)**

Above is the link to the page that forms the starting point of the discussion. Below are the links to the other pages that are referenced during the live stream.

[eCFR PART 101 - FOOD LABELING](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[eCFR PART 130 - FOOD STANDARDS: GENERAL](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-130?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)](https://www.fda.gov/food/guidance-regulation-food-and-dietary-supplements/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[FDA Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)](https://www.fda.gov/food/conversations-experts-food-topics/what-do-importers-need-know-about-fsvp?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[FDA INSPECTION GUIDES (Section 3 Cocoa/Chocolate)](https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/inspection-guides/miscellaneous-food-products-vol-1-595?ref=thechocolatelife.com#SECTION%203)  
[FDA Coffee and Cocoa Bean Sweeps](https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/cpg-sec-560350-coffee-and-cocoa-bean-sweeps?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[FDA Small Business Nutrition Labeling Exemption Guidance](https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/small-business-nutrition-labeling-exemption-guidance?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[FDA Guidance for Industry: Food Labeling Guide](https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-food-labeling-guide?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
[CODEX ALIMENTARIUS International Food (Chocolate) Standards](https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/search/en/?q=chocolate&ref=thechocolatelife.com)[ ](https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/small-business-nutrition-labeling-exemption-guidance?ref=thechocolatelife.com)

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## Live Stream Links

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