White Chocolate Powder
White chocolate powder is high in added sugar and saturated fat (from cocoa butter and milk); contains milk allergen. It lacks the flavanol antioxidants found in dark chocolate.
What it is
Powdered white chocolate, made from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids (no cocoa solids); spray-dried or finely ground for use as an ingredient.
Flavoring, sweetener, and source of dairy/cocoa-butter fat in baked goods, beverages, and confections.
Why it's flagged
- high added sugar
- saturated fat
- milk allergen
What regulators actually say
"White chocolate is the food prepared by mixing and grinding cacao fat (cacao butter) with one or more of the optional dairy ingredients... and one or more nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners."
"Diets high in added sugars are associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Standard of identity for white chocolate under 21 CFR 163.124; conventional food.
European Union — EFSA
Conventional food meeting EU cocoa/chocolate standards (Directive 2000/36/EC).
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