I Love Chocolate
Especially Milk Chocolate With Caramelized Hazelnuts Or Almonds
Chocolate, food product made from cocoa beans, consumed as candy and used to make beverages and to flavour or coat various confections and bakery products. Rich in carbohydrates, it is an excellent source of quick energy, and it also contains minute amounts of the stimulating alkaloids theobromine and caffeine. Research to date supports that chocolate can be enjoyed as part of a balanced, heart-healthy diet and lifestyle.
Facts about chocolate:
- Chocolate is a fruit!
- Farmers have to wait 4-5 years before the Theobroma Cacao tree is mature enough to yield fruit.
- The average Theobroma Cacao tree produces 2500 beans each season.
- It takes approximately 400 beans to make 1lb (or 454g) of chocolate!
- It took eight years to develop the recipe for milk chocolate.
- White chocolate isn't really chocolate.
- Some research suggests the combination of chocolate and nuts may provide nutrients with the healthy fats and antioxidants from both nuts and dark chocolate. They're both considered heart healthy foods, too!