Milk chocolate vs dark chocolate
A 100 g bar of milk chocolate has about 535 kcal, four squares of dark chocolate about 150. Gram for gram, milk chocolate is lower: a 100 g dark bar is about 600.
The difference
385 kcal
Dark chocolate has more cocoa butter and less sugar, and fat counts for more calories than sugar. That is why it comes out higher per gram.
Square for square it is close: four squares of milk chocolate are about 134 kcal, four of dark 150. Many people eat less dark in one go because it is richer.
Have the one you enjoy. Breaking off a few squares and putting the bar away works better than eating from the wrapper.
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Questions
Does dark chocolate have fewer calories?
No, slightly more per gram: about 600 kcal a 100 g bar against 535 for milk.
How many calories in four squares of chocolate?
About 134 kcal for milk chocolate, 150 for dark.
Why is dark chocolate higher?
It has more cocoa butter, and fat carries more calories than sugar.
