liquid state. The liquor can be cooled and moulded into blocks known as unsweetened baking chocolate. The liquor and blocks contain about 53 percent cocoa butter; Semi-sweet (bittersweet) Chocolate: It is also known as dark chocolate.

Sweeteners and cocoa butter are added to chocolate liquor. Standards dictate that it must contain at least 35 percent. It's fat content averages about 27 percent; Milk Chocolate: Cocoa butter, milk, sweeteners and flavourings are added to chocolate liquor. All US milk chocolate contain at least 10 percent chocolate liquor and 12 percent whole milk; Sweet Chocolate: Contains more sweeteners than semi-sweet chocolate and at least 15 percent chocolate liquor. The fat content is similar to semi-sweet chocolate; and White Chocolate: Contains cocoa butter but no non-fat cocoa solids. it contains sugar, cocoa butter, milk solids and flavouring.

Source The Chocolate Manufacturers Association.

Facts on calories in Easter treats Here is a list of the caloric and sugar content of some of our favourite things are: 1 teaspoon of honey has 21 calories; 1 teaspoon of brown sugar has 16 calories; 1 gram of sugar has four calories and 1 teaspoon of table sugar has 15 calories; 1 teaspoon of jelly has 16 calories; 1 ounce of fudge has 41 half teaspoons of sugar or 61 calories; 4 ounces of hard candy has 20 teaspoons of sugar or 300 calories from sugar; 11 ounce chocolate candy bar has 21 teaspoons of sugar or 38 calories from sugar; 2.1 ounce Three Musketeers chocolate bar has 40 grams of sugar and a total calorie count of 260; 2.1 ounce Snickers chocolate bar has 29 grams of sugar and a total calorie count of 280; 2.1 ounce Milky Way bar has 35 grams of sugar and total calorie count of 270; and 2 ounces of Skittles candy has 45 grams of sugar and a total calorie count of 240.

Source Department of Health (Nutrition Services) and Nutrition Action.