CHOCOLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHOCOLATE-COVERED FOOD PRODUCT COATED BY THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING INCREASE IN VISCOSITY OF CHOCOLATE FOR COATING
Features of the present disclosure provide a chocolate with good heat-resistance, bloom resistance and melt-in-the-mouth property, disclose a production method by which a chocolate-covered food product coated with the chocolate is produced, and disclose a method for preventing an increase in the viscosity of chocolate mix. Disclosed is a method for producing a chocolate comprising an addition step for adding a seeding agent containing at least β-StOSt crystal to chocolate mix in a melted state, wherein the fat content of the chocolate mix is 26 to 70 mass % StOSt (where StOSt is 1,3-distearoyl-2-oleylglycerol).