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All about Chocolate
By Siva Kumar
“Life is like a box of chocolates. never know what you’re going to get.”
Overview
(1) Facts (2) History of Chocolate(3) Production of Chocolate(4) Prejudices and Truth(5) Chocolate in everyday life
Facts(1) Facts of Consumption(2) Nutritional Information(3) Difference between white chocolate and
milk chocolate
Facts of ConsumptionChocolate consumption in kilograms per person
and country
Facts of Consumption
Nutritional InformationPer 100 Per 100 grams grams
Pure Pure chocolatechocolate
Milk Milk chocolatechocolate
White White chocolatechocolate
Protein (g) 4,7 8,4 8
Fat (g) 29,2 30,3 30,9Calories (kcal) 525 529 529
Calcium (mg) 38 220 270
Magnesium (mg) 100 55 26
Difference between white and milk chocolate
• Two kinds of white chocolate not chocolate.
• "Real" white chocolate = candy bark
• Allergic to cocoa contains no cocoa.
• Ingrediens (primarily): cocoa butter, sugar, milk and vanilla, without any cocoa flavoring
White chocolate • by definition: less than
30% chocolate• Milk-chocolate-
candy=primarily sugar + spices with almost no chocolate
• Milk chocolate12 cocoa beans
• “Real” chocolate99 cocoa beans
Milk chocolate
Strictly speaking: chocolate is any product based 99% on cocoa solid and/or cacao fat
History of Chocolate(1) Where does Cocoa come from?(2) Chocolate in Europe – Some Dates
Where does Cocoa come from?
• First people who made chocolate were the Mayas and the Aztecs
• They drank chocolate as a bitter and spicy beverage called “xocoatl” (“bitter water”)
• Chocolate played an important role in their social and religious life
• It symbolized life and fertility and was also used as medicine
• It was a drink for wealthy and important people (royalty, priests, etc.)
• Cocoa beans were also used as money
Chocolate in Europe - Some Dates
1528: Hernán Cortéz returned to Spain with cocoa beans and the formula for the chocolate drink
1615: The Spanish princess Anne of Austria married Luis XIII of France, so chocolate came to France
1657: A Frenchman opened the first “Chocolate House” in London became as popular as Coffee Houses
Chocolate in Europe - Some Dates
1674: The first solid chocolate in a stick form had been sold
End of 17th century: chocolate came to Germany first pralines were made by a German cook a tax was imposed by Frederick I of Prussia
1792: A chocolate factory was opened in Berlin1875: The first milk chocolate was put on the
market
Cocoa growing countries
Cocoa Beans - The Raw Material
Flow Diagram of Chocolate Production
Step 1: cocoa beans
Cocoa Beans - Roasting
Flow Diagram of Chocolate Production
Step 1: cocoa beans
Step 2: shell and nibs
Nibs, Shell and Liquor
Flow Diagram of Chocolate Production
Step 1: cocoa beans
Step 2: shell and nibs
Step 3: cocoa powder
Cocoa Powder
Flow Diagram of Chocolate Production
Step 1: cocoa beans
Step 2: shell and nibs
Step 3: cocoa powderStep 4: plain chocolate
Chocolate
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Prejudices and Truth(1)Table of Prejudices and Truth(2) Advantages of plain, dark chocolate
Table of Prejudices and Truth
Prejudice Reason Truthmigraine large doses of
tyramineonly small quantity
obesity sugar * a lot of sugar# less sugar no correlation
acne no correlation between acne and chocolate proved
tooth decay Tannin counteracts enzyme caries
*lot of tannins# calcium and fluoride fortification
allergy allergy is rare (exception: traces of nuts)
addiction no evidence proved (only delight and desire)
*cheap, mass-produced chocolate # dark chocolate (> 70%)
Advantages of plain, dark chocolate
Supports antioxidant effects
Mood enhancer (aphrodisiac)
Rich of magnesium
Cholesterol free
Prevention of clogged arteries and heart attacks
Raises serotonin and releases endorphins
Prevent women of violent mood, heart disease and hypertension
Cholesterol furs up arteries
Chocolate in everyday life(1) Quotations about Chocolate
Quotations about Chocolate• There is nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend
with chocolate. (Linda Grayson, “The Pickwick Papers”)• It is not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a
substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is, let’s face it, far more reliable than a man. (Miranda Ingram)
• Man cannot live on chocolate alone; but woman sure can. (unknown)
• This guy found a bottle on the ocean, and he opened it and out popped a genie, and he gave him three wishes. The guy wished a million dollars and poof! there was a million dollars. Then he wished for a convertible, and poof! there was a convertible. And then, he wished he could be irresistible to all women … poof! He turned into a box of chocolates. (unknown)
Quotations about Chocolate• Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world’s
perfect food. (Michael Levine, nutrition researcher)
• I have this theory that chocolate slows down the aging process. It may not be true, but do I dare take the chance? (unknown)
• I never met a chocolate I didn’t like. (Deanna Troi in “Star Trek”)
• Simply put … everybody has a price, mine is chocolate! (unknown)