About twenty points of chocolate.

This is definitely the most popular variant in the candy factory planet. We want to eat, but also incredible, but to get the chocolate? Even if you do not need Harvard scientists estimated the interesting facts about the production and not with your request. Here are 20 items that are very interesting. (I think that inspiration in mind, if not more).

1. Research shows that chocolate more than 2,500 years starting in Central America. The Mayan civilization of cocoa as a gift from God and is considered high. Hard, and often is a form of payment. Name "coconut" is a Mayan word. "The power of God" after the launch in Europe in the 16th century, form the basis of the Latin name for cocoa, cocoa Theobrama "means" food of the Lord. "He claimed that the word" cocoa "are misspellings of" cocoa ".

2 names of the Aztec chocolate Xocalati means bitter water. Inc. This is not, considering the circumstances of mixed drink made of cocoa, chili, Achiote, corn starch and some reports suggest a total of "magic mushrooms" (which may include the taste).

3 more than 66 percent of cocoa in the world, in Africa, and 98 percent of world production of cocoa is only supported by 15 countries.

4 more than twice the number of women and men need to eat chocolate.

5 Note that in May cravings are satisfied with fudge / chocolate manufacturers (no surprise).

6 Anti-depressant chocolate according to the increased levels of serotonin and endorphin in the brain.

7 chocolate has caffeine in light of the results. amphetamines.

8 Although not proven principles, as many as chocolate aphrodisiac. This theory is supported by the fact that chocolate contains a chemical stimulants: caffeine, theobromine and phenyethylamine.

9 is the product of the cocoa butter from roasted cocoa, crushing the beans and chocolate, the number of cosmetic products including massage oils and skin cosmetics. This is one of the most stable high-fat natural ???????????? know. Dissolves easily at body temperature and skin moisturizing cream Desolves and make appropriate, for example.

10 Terry York of more than 350 million years of chocolate orange.

11 is the largest structure ever made chocolate is 4484 pounds, 10 feet high made of Easter eggs in Melbourne, Australia.

12 17000 people in Belgium chocolate.

13 Although high-fat, chocolate, levels of blood cholesterol.

14 to lose chocolate less often. (This note is a good thing).

15 United States used about 50 percent of world consumption of chocolate.

16 pumpkin, chocolate, you always liked a drink, when you need to add power. (We are all thinking of buying and Josephine ...).

17 cocoa pods, with about 42 seeds. Do not eat the 270 for cocoa, chocolate, a pound.

18 for more than 7 billion per year, chocolate chip consumption.

19 ninety percent of cocoa in the world is a small family farm can not exceed 12 hectares.

20 in 2006, more than 6.5 million tons of chocolate are sold throughout the world.

A vast amount of information can be found in our own country. 1 pastry and happy, it is clear that a beautiful and lasting relationship with them will not change in the near future or far away - if we had!

by Lloyd Gordon