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
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.
