By: Delia Barboza & Yazmin Ruiz Per.6

Chocolate

WHERE DOES CHOCOLATE COME FROM?

• Chocolate comes from a small tropical tree usually called “Cacao”. • Cacao is a Native to Central and

South America but it grew commercially throughout the tropics.• About 70% of the world’s cacao

has been grown in Africa. • The ridged , football shape pod ,

or fruit of the cacao grows from the branches and oddly straight out of the trunk.

MYTHS ABOUT CHOCOLATE

• Chocolate raises bad cholesterol• Chocolate is high in caffeine • The sugar in chocolate causes

hyperactivity• People with diabetes have to

give up chocolate• Chocolate causes tooth decay

and cavities• Chocolate makes you gain

weight• Chocolate causes acne

MYTHS!!!

FACTS ABOUT CHOCOLATE

• Chocolate has anti-bacterial effect on the mouth and protect against tooth decay. • Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one third. • It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound (450 GR.) of chocolate. FACTS!!

DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHOCOLATE

•Dark Chocolate•Milk Chocolate•White Chocolate• Bittersweet chocolate• Semi-sweet chocolate• Bitter• unsweetened

BRANDS OF CHOCOLATE

CHOCOLATE RECIPES

• Extreme chocolate cake: 2 cups of white sugar, 13/4 cups all purpose flour,

LINKS TO WEBSITES WE USED FOR INFO.

• www.chocolatefacts.com• www.google.com• www.mnn.com

LINK

• snicker commercial

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