Chocolate is undoubtedly one of the earliest luxuries of mankind. Chocolate is made from the pods of the cocoa tree. Cacao trees are said to have been cultivated thousands of years ago.
Although chocolate is sweet, the true taste of cocoa is bitter. Cacao beans go through many processes before they become the sweet chocolate we eat. Roast cocoa beans
It is harvested by removing its shell.
Roasting the cacao pods is the first step in extracting the cacao pods to make chocolate bars. After this the roasted cocoa pods are ground. After that, the cocoa is turned into a liquid. Then sugar and cocoa butter are added to this cocoa liquid to turn it into the chocolate we eat.
At the same time, chocolate, along with other popular food items, has evolved over time. Today we have a wide range of chocolates ranging from milk chocolate, white chocolate to dark chocolate. All these give our tongue a lot of taste.
But today, World Chocolate Day, here are some facts about the chocolates that have been sweetening the palate of mankind for ages…
1) Antioxidants in dark chocolate help lower blood pressure and keep the heart healthy.
2) Most of us prefer white chocolate to dark chocolate. But the reality is that white chocolate isn’t really chocolate.
Not only does it contain no cocoa, it’s just a mixture of sugar, vanilla, and cocoa butter
3) Even in ancient times, the cocoa tree has an interesting name that indicates its popularity. In Greek, the tree was called Theobroma cacao (Theobroma ca-c-ao), meaning ‘food of the gods’.
4) Eating chocolate helps release endorphins in your body. And eating chocolate makes you happy.
5) About 400 cocoa beans are required to make 500 grams of chocolate. On average, one cacao fruit is said to contain 40 cacao pods.
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