Interesting To Know: All About Chocolates (Part 2)

Bits and Tidbits about Chocolates

Milk Chocolate = cocoa liquor + cocoa butter + sugar + milk powder       
White Chocolate = cocoa butter + sugar + milk powder  
Dark Chocolate = cocoa liquor + cocoa butter + sugar

Life is like chocolate, it’s the bitterness that makes you appreciate the sweetness.

Chocolate’s versatility makes the world a wonderful place to live in.  You eat chocolate when you are happy, the more you need it when you are sad.

Chocolate, like water, is a “universal solvent” of one’s worries and anxieties.

Chocolate, like prayers is a good kick-off for a day.

Chocolate is irresistible in any form. It has the power to create a smile in one’s face.

Chocolate comes from cocoa beans which are grown in tropical countries like the Philippines.

Aztecs used cocoa bean as a form of currency, which 10 cocoa beans would buy you a rabbit, 100 beans would buy you a slave.

Cocoa beans were still used as currency in parts of Latin until the 19th century.

Chocolate comes from the Aztec word Xocolati- bitter water. 

Cacao tree is from GENUS THEOBRAMA – Food for the Gods.

Chocolate is poisonous for small animals due to theobromine that is a stimulant found in chocolate.

Cocoa flavonoids might have a stronger anti-oxidant effect compared to red wine.

There are treasury vitamins and minerals that can be obtained in chocolate – A, B, D, E, copper, magnesium, iron, phosphorus and calcium.

If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too slowly.

Myths About Chocolate

• Chocolate is not fattening! Studies show that chocolate, consumed in moderation and as part of balanced diet, is not a direct cause of obesity.
• Chocolate does not cause tooth decay! In fact, cocoa naturally contains substances that combat oral bacteria.
• Chocolate does not cause acne. Precise cause of acne can be found in hormonal changes and bacterial effects.

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