Chocolate topping

The concept of topping comes from the English word topping, which can be translated as something placed on top of an object to complete it. For example, it can be a sauce or some kind of side dish on food products. Topping sauce is commonly called sweet dessert sauce. It is made from fruit and berry fruits (the so-called fruit toppings) or on the basis of other food raw materials: milk (cream, condensed milk and the like), chocolate or cocoa powder (taste toppings).

In general, in the context of the preparation of sweet meals, topping is used to mean the concept that covers a whole group of products used for decorating desserts and drinks. This group includes such popular whipped cream, syrups, ready-made creams, candied fruits, jams, topping sauces and more.

However, the most popular and beloved by many sweet tooth is chocolate topping. This sweet treat is characterized by a pleasant dark brown color, a thick, viscous consistency and excellent taste. It is noteworthy that today you can buy chocolate topping in almost any grocery store. In addition, the range of this product is quite wide - different manufacturers, all kinds of brands, a variety of flavors.

Nevertheless, recently, despite such a rich taste and a lot of characteristics attractive to the consumer, more and more people are beginning to become disillusioned with this product. In particular, the main reason for this is the composition of industrial chocolate topping, in which many components are intended to improve taste and prolong shelf life, thereby negatively affecting human health.

So, the composition of the highest quality chocolate topping contains glucose syrup, water, sugar, milk fat, 6% defatted cocoa powder, as well as a natural thickener carragene. Milk fat, for example, contains too much harmful cholesterol, while although a natural thickener can adversely affect the state of the human gastrointestinal tract.

That is why some culinary experts strive to cook chocolate topping on their own, because in fact it is a real chocolate syrup. When ready, when cooked correctly, it is of fairly good quality and has a delicate aroma and subtle taste. In addition, based on the choice of raw materials (cocoa powder), the degree of mustard in home chocolate topping can vary from barely noticeable to pronounced.

As a completely finished product, chocolate topping is used both cold and hot in the process of making numerous desserts, various cocktails, coffee and other drinks. The addition of chocolate topping allows you to give an additional characteristic aroma and a more pronounced taste to fruit salads. As a filler, it is often used in many types of creams. Plus, chocolate topping is great for decorating sweet meals.