Chocolate

By Cezera Critti-Schnaars

Contents

History

Types and Brands

Facts

Reference

History of Chocolate

The Olmec (The first known civilisation) were the first known users of the cocoa bean

In 2007 archaeologists finding evidence of the oldest known cultivation and use of cocoa in a site at Puerto Escondido, Honduras, dating from about 1100 to 1400 BC

The first European contact with chocolate was when Montezuma (then tlatoani of Tenochtitlan) introduced a Spanish conquestor called Heman Cortes to xocolatl in the 16th Century

A Mayan chief forbids a person to touch a jar of chocolate

Types of Chocolate

Milk chocolate is the most common type of chocolate made. It has around the same amount of cocoa and milk in itWhite chocolate has no non-fat ingredients from the cocoa been, so unlike the other types of chocolate it is white and because of that sometimes it is argued that white chocolate is not proper chocolateDark chocolate has the most amount of cocoa solids then any other type of chocolate. It normally contains little or no milk

Brands of ChocolateHere are some of the most popular brands of chocolate in Australia:

Cadbury (originated in the UK)

Lindt (originated in Switzerland)

Ferrero Rocher (originated in Italy)

Dark, milk and white

Chocolate

Chocolate is Toxic to Dogs and Horses because they are not able to process Theobromine

It was also used to cure stomach-aches in the 18th centuryFor Valentines day in Japan, Woman give chocolates to men

In Medieval Times Chocolate was so precious to some families that it was kept in a safeChocolate is one of the most enjoyed foods in the world

Facts

Reference

•www.cacaoweb.net/chocolate.htm

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate

cocoa-heaven.com/32-random-facts-about-chocolate-candy

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