A method of forming a food product includes substituting a pre-determinedamount of added sugar of the food productwith a bulk filler including a reduced-flavor cocoa product. The formed foodproduct includes the bulk filler. A method of forming a milkchocolate composition includes mixing and grinding a cocoa compositionincluding sugar, a milk powder, and a reduced-flavor cocoaproduct and conching the cocoa composition with a fat composition includingcocoa butter to form the milk chocolate composition. Aconfectionery composition includes sugar, at least one fat source, and a bulkfiller including a reduced-flavor cocoa product.
