Chocolate World Molds Review: What You Get and Which Mold to Buy

Short answer: Chocolate World is a Belgian mould maker, established in Antwerp in 1985, that designs, tools and makes its polycarbonate chocolate moulds there and lists over 2,500 references. Its moulds are made of 100% virgin polycarbonate with high-precision CNC milling, come in standard frame sizes such as 275 × 135 mm and 275 × 175 mm, and each listing gives the cavity size and the weight per piece. They are the largest brand in our mould range, for bonbons, bars, spheres and hollow figures; below is what you get, how to read a listing, and which mould to start with.

Quick answer: which Chocolate World mould for which product

You make	Mould	Cavities and piece weight	Price
Filled bonbons and pralines	Diamond CW1024	21 × ~15 g	$39.95
100 g bars for retail	Tablet 100 g CW2162	3 × ~100 g	$44.95
Half spheres and truffle shells	Half Sphere Ø 50 mm CW2251	12 × ~40 g	$44.95
Hollow figures with a transfer design	Magnetic Santa Claus HM018	1 figure, 100.5 × 81.5 × 150 mm	$99.95

Chocolate World at a glance

Chocolate World is a specialist: it makes polycarbonate chocolate moulds in Belgium and also has a machinery division. These are the facts it publishes about its moulds:

What you get	Chocolate World data
Origin	Designed, tooled and made in Antwerp, Belgium, since 1985
Range	Over 2,500 references (website); the Edition 15 catalogue listed over 1,500 standard shapes
Material	100% virgin polycarbonate
Manufacturing	High-precision CNC milling, polished tooling, sandblasted and structural effects, ISO certified, human quality control
Traceability	Laser marking and RFID chips
Custom work	Bespoke moulds and custom stamps; personalised magnetic moulds and transfer sheets

Cavities come with a polished or a sandblasted finish, and Chocolate World's care guide warns that cleaning mistakes, such as washing with hard water, can leave traces in the mould that show on the finished chocolate. That is why the care limits further down matter as much as the mould itself.

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Mould formats: sizes that fit your workflow

Chocolate World frame moulds come in a few standard outer sizes, with other sizes available on request.

Format	Outer size
Frame mould S1000	275 × 135 mm
Frame mould S2000	275 × 175 mm
B series	275 × 205 mm
C series	300 × 205 mm
D series	300 × 225 mm
Magnetic frame moulds	275 × 135 mm and 275 × 175 mm
Spinning moulds	360 × 235 mm and 450 × 250 mm

Hollow figure hand moulds (HM) are double moulds with an open base, available with or without magnets. Chocolate World recommends spinning moulds when every hollow figure must have the same weight.

How to read a Chocolate World listing

Each mould comes with the numbers you need to plan production: the reference, the cavity size, the number of pieces and the weight per piece, and the frame size.

• Weight per piece: Chocolate World bases it on a solid moulding in milk chocolate. Your real weight depends on your chocolate, your filling and how you mould, and bean-to-bar chocolate may vary.
• Double moulds: a model in two pieces is marked as identical (order two) or different (front and back).
• Example: the Diamond CW1024 has 21 cavities of 31 × 31 × 20 mm, about 15 g each, in a 275 × 135 × 24 mm frame. The Tablet 100 g CW2162 casts 3 bars of 155 × 77 × 9 mm in a 275 × 175 × 24 mm frame.

Which type for which product

Bonbons and pralines

Choose a frame mould whose piece weight matches the bonbon you sell. The Diamond CW1024 (21 × ~15 g) and the Half Sphere Ø 50 mm CW2251 (12 × ~40 g, 275 × 175 × 30 mm frame) cover a classic bonbon and a larger truffle shell.

Bars and tablets

Tablet moulds set the weight you print on the wrapper. The Tablet 100 g CW2162 casts three 100 g bars per mould.

Magnetic moulds for transfer sheets

Magnetic moulds are made for transfer sheets, the printed designs that go onto pralines. Chocolate World makes them in the S1000 and S2000 frame sizes and as hollow figure moulds, and can make personalised magnetic moulds and transfer sheets.

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Hollow figures

For seasonal figures, the HM hand moulds are two halves that close around the chocolate. The Magnetic Santa Claus HM018 makes one figure of 100.5 × 81.5 × 150 mm in a 160 × 95 × 180 mm mould. For double frame moulds, Chocolate World's clamp for 24 mm double frame moulds holds the two halves together ($14.99 CAD).

Chef signature moulds

Chocolate World works with chef ambassadors on signature collections. In our range you will find designs by Frank Haasnoot, Andrey Dubovik, Nick Kunst and Lana Orlova Bauer, among others.

Care: the limits Chocolate World sets

Chocolate World moulds last when you stay inside the maker's temperature and cleaning limits; going outside them can crack a mould or leave it swollen or dull.

Stage	Chocolate World guideline
Working temperature	5°C to 80°C (41–176°F)
Washing	About 60°C (140°F), detergent compatible with polycarbonate
Rinsing	Demineralised water at about 60°C (140°F)
Drying	Warm air at 70–80°C (158–176°F); magnetic moulds 65°C (149°F)
Storage	Clean, dry, not under pressure, away from direct sunlight

Clean new moulds before their first use, and after washing mould a first batch on its own: it brings back part of the shine, and the full gloss returns with use. The full procedure is in our guide on how to clean polycarbonate chocolate moulds.

How AI can help your production

Give an AI assistant your weekly orders and the listing data of each mould (cavities and weight per piece), and ask it how many moulds you need to fill per day and how much couverture each run uses. For example, a Diamond CW1024 is 21 pieces of about 15 g, so roughly 315 g of chocolate per mould on a solid basis; shells and fillings change the figure, so weigh a real run and give the assistant your own numbers. Ask it to compare buying single moulds with a box of 30, and to build a mould rotation so each set is washed, dried and rested between productions.

AI organises the information; tasting and the final decision stay with your chef.

Chocolate World moulds at Zucchero Canada

We are an authorized Chocolate World distributor, and our catalogue lists more than 1,600 Chocolate World chocolate moulds, made in Belgium, with a selection held in stock in Canada. Choose by job: bonbon and praline moulds for filled chocolates, tablet moulds for bars, half spheres for truffles and assembled spheres, magnetic moulds for transfer designs, and HM hollow figure moulds for the seasons.

• Diamond CW1024 → one mould $39.95 CAD · box of 30 moulds $1,090.00 CAD
• Tablet 100 g CW2162 → one mould $44.95 CAD · box of 30 moulds $1,290.00 CAD
• Half Sphere Ø 50 mm CW2251 → one mould $44.95 CAD · box of 30 moulds $1,290.00 CAD

For tempering technique and bonbon fillings, Ramon Morató's Chocolate, 6th edition (416 pages, 200 recipes including 24 bonbons) is on our shelf: $160.00 CAD.

Buying moulds for a chocolate shop, hotel or production line? Contact our team for volume orders, or call 587-774-8873 (toll free 877-741-8251).

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This article is for information only. Every business is different: draw your own conclusions based on your own expectations, budget and goals, and talk to qualified experts before you decide or invest.

Sources: Chocolate World website and FAQ (chocolateworld.be, 2026); Chocolate World Moulds catalogue, Edition 15 ("CW polycarbonate moulds", "Available external mould sizes", "Legend & specifications", "Exclusive spinning, HM and magnetic moulds", "Cleaning polycarbonate moulds"); Zucchero Canada product data for the Chocolate World moulds and clamp listed.