CHOCOLATE

Ifrah Latif

There is nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate.
 Types of Chocolate

• Dark chocolate:
– sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, and
(sometimes) vanilla

• Milk chocolate:
– sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, milk or milk
powder, and vanilla

• White chocolate:
– sugar, cocoa butter, milk or milk powder, and
vanilla
 Facts of Consumption
Chocolate consumption in kilograms per person
and country
 Nutritional Information

Per 100 grams  Pure Milk White

chocolate chocolate chocolate
Protein (g) 4.7 8.4 8
Fat (g) 29.2 30.3 30.9

Calories (kcal) 525 529 529

Calcium (mg) 38 220 270
Magnesium
(mg) 100 55 26
 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
Cocoa Growing Countries
Production of Chocolate

Step 1: cocoa beans

Step 2: shell and nibs

Step 3: cocoa powder

Step 4: plain chocolate

Cocoa Beans - The Raw Material
Cocoa Beans - Roasting
Nibs, Shell and Liquor
Cocoa Powder
 Chocolate

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 Table of Prejudices and Truth
Prejudice Reason Truth
migraine large doses of tyramine only small quantity
obesity sugar * a lot of sugar
# less sugar  no
correlation
acne no correlation between acne and chocolate proved
tooth decay Tannin counteracts *lot of tannins
enzyme  caries # calcium and fluoride 
fortification
allergy allergy is rare (exception: traces of nuts)
addiction no evidence proved (only delight and desire)

Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world’s perfect food.

(Michael Levine, nutrition researcher)
 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 from violent mood, heart disease
and hypertension
• Cholesterol furs up arteries
Films
Chocolate Cakes
Chocolate Milk and Cookies