Chocolate chips
See how Chocolate chips affects ice cream through its composition, freezing point depression (FPDF/PAC), and sweetness (POD).
Composition
Chocolate chips is made up of 0.7% water, 30% fat, 54.5% sugars, and 0% alcohol.
Water | 0.7% |
Fat | 30% |
Sugars | 54.5% |
Alcohol | 0% |
Total solids
99.3%
Cocoa solids
14.8%
Cocoa butter
30%
Freezing properties
Certain ingredients lower the freezing point of water, which is what makes ice cream soft and scoopable.
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Freezing point depression factor
(Also known as PAC)
54.8%
Similar to 54.8 g of sucrose dissolved in 100g of water
Sweetness
Chocolate chips is 54.5% as sweet as table sugar.
Relative sweetness
(Also known as POD)
54.5%
Nutrition
Chocolate chips has 480 kcal per 100g.
| Calories | 480 kcal |
| Total fat | 30 g |
| Saturated fat | 17.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 63.9 g |
| Sugars | 54.5 g |
| Fiber | 5.9 g |
| Protein | 4.2 g |