Facts About Chocolate | Fun Facts About Chocolate
Facts About Chocolate | Fun Facts About Chocolate
From chocolate cravings to workout recovery, here's what you need to know about your favorite sweet treat.
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Today our topic is facts about chocolate. So lets begin
number 15
The first chocolate bar was invented in 1847 by Joseph Fry.
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The ancient Maya are believed to be the first people to regularly grow cacao trees and drink chocolate. The Aztecs got it later, but they had to trade for cacao because they couldn’t grow the trees.
number 13
The word “chocolate” comes from the Aztec word “xocoatl,” which referred to the bitter, spicy drink the Aztecs made from cacao beans. In fact, chocolate was consumed as a liquid, not a solid, for 90% of its history
number 12
It’s believed that people who are allergic to chocolate are actually allergic to cockroaches, as around eight insect parts are typically found in a bar of chocolate, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
number 11
Hershey’s Kisses got their name from the kissing sound the machine that deposits the chocolate on the conveyor belt makes.
number 10
The inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, Ruth Wakefield, sold her cookie recipe to Nestle in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
number 9
There is a rare fourth kind of chocolate in addition to the classic milk, dark, and white varieties: blond chocolate.
number 8
It takes a almost a full year for a cocoa tree to produce enough pods to make 10 standard-sized Hershey bars.
number 7
Eating chocolate can help prevent tooth decay and works as an anti-bacterial agent
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The most valuable chocolate bar in the world is a 100-year-old Cadbury’s chocolate bar that was brought along on Captain Robert Scott’s first Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic. It sold for $687 at auction in 2001.
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Milton Hershey, the founder of Hershey Chocolate, was supposed to go on the Titanic but cancelled last minute due to business issues.
number 4
Americans buy more than 58 million pounds of chocolate on Valentine’s Day every year, making up 5% of sales for the entire year.
number 3
Apparently chocolate melting in one’s mouth can cause a more intense and longer-lasting pleasure than kissing.
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About 40 percent of almonds produced in the world are made for chocolate products. Without chocolate, the almond is nothing!
number 1
People who suffer from depression are said to eat about 55 percent more chocolate than their non-depressed peers.
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