Dark Chocolate Market Trends and Dynamics, Drivers, Competitive landscape and Future Opportunities

According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled “Dark Chocolate Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023”, the global dark chocolate market reached a value of more than US$ 43.4 Billion in 2017. Dark chocolate, also known as black chocolate, constitutes of more cocoa solids than milk solids. Some of the other ingredients used in the production of the bitter chocolate include flavorings, sugar, and an emulsifier such as lecithin. Dark chocolate is a rich source of flavonoids and antioxidants owing to which it has been identified as a potential superfood. It also offers various other nutrients like phosphorus, manganese, iron, zinc, copper, selenium, potassium and magnesium. The high nutritional value of dark chocolate makes it a preferred ingredient for the production of a wide variety of products including baked goods, candies, bars, beverages, etc.