Chocolate or Praline?

Chocolate or Praline? What's the difference?

In Belgium, Luxembourg & the Netherlands, you will encounter chocolate candy called "praline" or "filled chocolates" in France.

This terminology hides various products but, according to the European Directive 73/41/EEC dated from July 24th... 1973, the famous "Pralines" which you love to taste MUST respect the following definition :

• A bite-sized product, composed of
• either filled chocolate
• or a juxtaposition of parts of chocolate, household chocolate, gianduja hazelnut chocolate, cover chocolate, milk chocolate, household milk chocolate, milk and gianduja hazelnut chocolate, milk cover chocolate or white chocolate ("ivory") and parts of other edible materials, provided that the chocolate product parts are at least partially and clearly visible and represent at least 25 % of the total weight of the product.
• or a blend of chocolate, household chocolate, cover chocolate, milk chocolate, milk household chocolate or milk cover chocolate and other edible materials, except :
  
  
  • flours and starches
• without prejudice to article 14, § 2 under a), fats other than cocoa butter and milk fats, provided the chocolate products represent at least 25 % of the total weight of the product.