Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing chocolate. The method comprising adding a chocolate emulsifying agent comprising at least 10% wt. of a carboxylic acid ester of a diglyceride to a chocolate mass, the carboxylic acid not being tartaric acid. The invention also provides a chocolate composition comprising a chocolate emulsifying agent comprising at least 10% wt. of a carboxylic acid ester of a diglyceride, the carboxylic acid not being tartaric acid. In particular, the carboxylic acid ester of a diglyceride in the present invention is a citric acid ester of a diglyceride, preferably added to the chocolate mass before or during conching.