Facts and Fiction
by
Howard and Sally Peters
Death by Chocolate(Food of the Gods)
HISTORY FROM THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CULTURES TO 1800
MODERN HISTORY:
1800 TO THE PRESTENT
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY:
THEOBROMA COCOA
HEALTH ASPECTS OF CHOCOLATE
RECENT PUBLICATIONS “THE EMPERORS OF
CHOCOLATE”
TRIVIA ABOUT CHOCOLATE
SAMPLES AND TASTE TESTING
GUITTARD CHOCOLATE BAR (10 LBS.)
Free Raffle!
ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE
1500 CORTEZ - MEXICO
MAYAN OLMEC AZTEC
1600 TRADE SECRETS SPAIN
ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE
PROCESSING COCOA BEAN TO CHOCOLATE BAR
HARVESTING
GROWING
FERMENTING
DRYING
GRINDING
PROCESSING ROASTING
NIBS
REMOVAL OF FAT
POWDERING
WHITE
MILK
NIBS
SEMI-SWEET
BITTER SWEET
HISTORY
1700 - 1800
DUTCH
FRENCH
SWISS
GERMAN
BELGIAN
ENGLISH
AMERICAN COLONIES
THEOBROMINE3,7-Dimethylxanthine
THEOBROMINE CHEMICAL MAKE-UP
Chemical Name: 3,7-Dimethyl-Zanthine,2,6-Dihydroxy-3,7-Dimethyl-Purine
Appearance: Very fine white powder
Freezing / Melting Point: 563-568 K
Solubility: Slightly Soluble
Molecular Formular: C7H8N4O2
Molecular Weight: 180.17 g mol-1
Chemical Stability: Stable under normal temperatures and pressures
Hazardous Decomposition Products: Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Irritating and Toxic fumes and gases, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen
IARC: Group 3 Carcinogen
CAFFEINE
CAFFEINETHEOBROMINE
BETA PHENETHYLAMINE
SERATONINTRYPTOPHAN
CATACHIN
RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Internet
Google (11,600,000+ Hits)
Books
Films
Word of Mouth
Taste Test
TriviaLady Godiva
Milton Hershey
Forrest Mars
Russell Stover
See’s
E.T.
1800 TO PRESENT
NESTLEwww.nestle.com
LINDTwww.lindt.com
GODIVAwww.godiva.com
HERSHEYwww.hershey.com
RUSSELL STOVERwww.russellstover.com
MARSwww.mars.com
SEE’S
GHARIDELLI
GUITTARD
JOSEPH SCHMIDT
SCHARFFENBERGER
www.sees.com
www.gharidelli.com
www.guittard.com
www.jschmidtconfections.com
www.scharffenberger.com
Lady Margaret Thatcher
Milton Hershey ca. 1887
Milton Hershey 1932
Domingo Ghirardelli
Via MagazineJan/Feb 2003 p.61-62
Via MagazineJan/Feb 2003 p.61-62
Percy L. SpencerInventor of the Microwave Oven
The Grand GirlsMegan and Kayleigh
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
American Chemical Society
Santa Clara Valley Local Section
Division of Chemistry and the Law
Dr. James Walsh / ACS Tampa Bay
Dr. Joseph Vinson / U. Scranton
Scharffengerger
Hershey
Jason Garroute, A Taste of Chocolate
Daeron Katz / Silent Planet Productions