Dark Chocolate contains antioxidents which ate known as polyphenols. They help tissue stability and some amount may prevent cancer.
It comes from fruit pods on a cocoa trees which grow near equator. They reach maturity within 5 years. However they become the most flavored within ten years. They can still produce seeds at 30 to 40 years of age.
Pods are about the size of football. They can contain more than 15 beans. At least 4 beans make ounce of dark chocolate. Once they are roasted and deshelled and also heated to high temperature they make chocolate liquer. Next they blend chocolate and add sugar amount depending on type. This meets the FDAs standards.
Milk chocolate contains 10% liquor, along with other dairy products and sugar. Dark chocolate is eithet bittersweet or semisweet which 35% liquor. The white chocolate doesn't contain any liquor and consists of cocoa butter, sugar, dairy products and flavoring.
Americans enjoy at least 12 pounds of chocolate a day compared to the Swiss that eat more then 22 pounds of chocolate. As far back as 1700, Madrid residence enjoyed 12 million pounds a year. Today 15 of the 16 top countries to consume chocolate are in Europe. The consumption actually may have benifits for the heart, lower blood pressure, risk of heart attack, stroke. A tremendous plus is that it improves love making.
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