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  1. Everybody’s favorite- CHOCOLATE!!
  2. Definition
    • Chocolate is…
    • a food or flavoring made from the seeds of the cacao or chocolate tree.
  3. Types
    • Pure chocolate is unsweetened chocolate which contains primarily cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions
    • Milk chocolate is sweet chocolate that additionally contains milk powder or condensed milk.
    • White chocolate contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk but no cocoa solids (and thus does not qualify to be considered true chocolate).
    • Dark chocolate is sweetened chocolate with high content of cocoa solids and no or very little milk. They could be semi-sweet, bittersweet or un sweetened.
  4. History
    • The tasty secret of the cacao tree was discovered 2,000 years ago in the tropical rainforests of the Americas. The pods of this tree contain seeds that can be processed into chocolate.
    • The first people known to have made chocolate were the ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America. These people, including the Maya and Aztec, mixed ground cacao seeds with various seasonings to make a spicy, frothy drink.
    • Later, the Spanish conquistadors brought the seeds back home to Spain, where new recipes were created. Eventually, and the drink’s popularity spread throughout Europe. Since then, new technologies and innovations have changed the texture and taste of chocolate, but it still remains one of the world’s favorite flavors.
  5. Graph
    • World chocolate supply nearly exhausted 99% of Raw Chocolate Has Already Been Mined, Experts Warn
  6. Facts!
    • The average American consumes approximately 5kg of chocolate each year.
    • Chocolate and fat: Chocolate contributes less than two percent of the fat in the American diet
    • The level of caffeine in chocolate (6 mg per 1 oz. of milk chocolate) is low when compared to the level in coffee, tea and some soft drinks.
    • Chocolate remarkably has over 500 flavors in it.
    • Chocolate outsells all other: In USA, more than half of all the candy sold is chocolate
  7. Health
    • Chocolate acts similarly to aspirin in promoting healthy blood flow and reducing the risk of stroke and heart attacks
    • The flavanols in chocolate have been found to relax vascular tissue and blood vessel walls also aiding in general cardiovascular health.
    • Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure.
  8. Picutures
  9. Summary
    • Chocolates are made seeds of the cacao
    • There are 4 main types of chocolate; plane, milk, white and dark.
    • The first people known to have made chocolate were the ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America. Spanish brought the seeds from mexico and spreads throughout Europe.
    • World chocolate supply nearly exhausted. (graph)
    • Few facts about chocolate which include that people eat about 5kg chocolates in a year
    • Dark chocolates decrease blood pressure.
  10. Refereance
    • Informations
    • http://www.yachanagourmet.com/health_benefits.htm
    • http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Chocolate/history.html
    • http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/images/mineablechocolatesupply.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/chocolatesupplyexhausted.htm&h=280&w=364&sz=12&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=uIWnPARokWuLuM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchocolate%2Bgraph%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den
    • http://allwomenstalk.com/10-things-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-about-chocolate/
    • Pictures
    • http://bethesignal.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/quelle-surprise.jpg
    • http://www.treatshopfactory.com/new_images/TreatShopHomemadeChocolateT.jpg
    • http://www.phillipschocolate.com/img/gourmet-chocolate.jpg

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