i have chocolate from christmas and it is getting this lighter brown color to it and i want to know if this means it is spoiling/spoiled.
2007-01-15 08:33:34 · 13 answers · asked by wooh! 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I don't know, its never in my home long enough to spoil. Seriously, I think chocolate, as in cocoa or baking bars has a shelf life of 3 months.
2007-01-15 08:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate does not so much spoil as become stale.
When chocolate gets old it starts to turn sort of white on the outside.
Depending on the temperature range of your area choc. usually lasts in a fresh state for at least six months.
If refrigerated even longer.
Usually the only chocolate that hangs around that long is baking choc.
I have never heard of chocolate going rancid or anything like that.
And it will never give you food poisoning.
Even filed chocolates don't spoil because of the sugar content.
Just keep it in a zip-lock bag and you are good to go for longer than the choc. will likely last.
2007-01-15 08:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by octopussy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well protected chocolate has a long shelf life. It should be kept in an airtight container at room temperature and ideally humidity should not be over 50%.
Dark chocolate will keep for two years. Milk chocolate and white chocolate will keep for about one year.
Chocolate can be kept in the freezer for longer storage if it is well wrapped.
Less than optimal storage can cause some problems - especially bloom.
If chocolate develops "bloom" then it is still OK to use. You can have sugar bloom when chocolate is exposed to moisture such as condensation caused from temperature change. This will look like a fine gray film. Sugar bloom can cause a chocolate to seize when melted.
Fat bloom is caused by warm temperatures causing some of the fats in the chocolate to melt. The melted fats come to the surface and cause gray spots. The chocolate is still perfectly fine to use.
If you have frozen chocolate then thaw it in the refrigerator to avoid major temperature changes.
2007-01-15 08:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jan S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unsweetened dark chocolate,kept at the right temp and humidty can keep for 10 years.Filled chocolates don't last as long,especially the cream ones.Chocolate sometimes gets a "bloom",when the cocoa butter crystallizes (surface gets grey streaks).Sugar bloom makes chocolate gritty.
2007-01-15 09:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can go mouldy and it can ferment depending on how it's stored. It can also start to dry out and get a crust on it if it's really old. You can smell or see if it's bad. I don't like Hershey's products anymore... so I once had a jar of that syrup that was like, 2 years old. It had started to dry out inside. Ick.
2016-05-24 08:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it really spoils, but it can get stale basically. As long as there isn't any mold growing on it or anything I don't believe it would hurt you to eat it, but you might find that it doesn't taste as good anymore if it is very old.
~Kyle
2007-01-15 08:37:28 · answer #6 · answered by Kyleontheweb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is fine.. It will turn an almost white color when it has gone bad. Usually this is because it hasn't been stored properly and has melted. As long as it tastes ok it is ok to eat. There will be no question that it is bad when it does go bad. Just trust me!
2007-01-15 09:16:33 · answer #7 · answered by Holy Macaroni! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive been told that chocolate doesn't necessariy "spoil" but old chocolate attracts bugs or worms or something. ive eaten chocolate a few months old and it was ok. just make sure its not holy before you take a bite.
2007-01-15 08:43:35 · answer #8 · answered by §eeker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It goes stale. It gets lighter spots and becomes crumbly. Its still edible, it just doesn't taste as good.
2007-01-15 08:43:46 · answer #9 · answered by hummingbirdnectar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's not spoiled, it's just seen it's better days.
2007-01-15 08:37:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋