Which ingredient is NOT used in white chocolate?

White chocolate is made from cocoa butter, which is the fat extracted from cocoa beans, along with sugar and milk solids for flavor and texture. This mixture results in the creamy, sweet confection that characterizes white chocolate.

The correct answer points out that chocolate liquor, which is made from ground cocoa beans and includes both cocoa solids and cocoa butter, is not an ingredient in white chocolate. Unlike dark and milk chocolates that derive their flavor from chocolate liquor, white chocolate does not contain any cocoa solids, which is why it lacks the characteristic chocolate flavor and color.

Cocoa powder is also not found in white chocolate, but it is not an alternative ingredient since cocoa powder is derived from the solids of cocoa beans after the fat has been removed; the presence of cocoa powder would also disqualify a product from being termed "white chocolate." The other ingredients, milk solids and sugar, are essential to achieve the desired sweetness and creaminess in white chocolate.