Chocolate is a confectionery containing cocoa (cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder), sugar, and other additives (like milk, which is added to milk chocolate).

Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd June defines chocolate as the product obtained from cocoa products and sugars which contains not less than 35% total dry cocoa solids, including not less than 14% dry non-fat cocoa solids.