Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: John said that he preferred the chocolate frosting over the lemon frosting because the _ tasted good.

Choice 1: John said that he preferred the chocolate frosting over the lemon frosting because the chocolate tasted good.
Choice 2: John said that he preferred the chocolate frosting over the lemon frosting because the lemon tasted good.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
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