Chocolate

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• Introduction to Chocolate • Origin of chocolate• Nutritional Information• Different types of chocolate• Manufacturing Process• Merits• Demerits• Chocolate Quotes• Bibliography

Introduction to Chocolate

Chocolate, the First and the last word where every treat starts with. From the simple children’s drink up to the lover’s delight. Alongside with the evolution of earth and the changes in globalization, chocolates never fail to offer the sweet results that life can bring.

Origin Of Chocolate• Etymologically the word chocolate" comes

from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, from the word chocolātl, which many sources say derived from xocolātl [ʃokolaːtɬ], combining xococ, sour or bitter, and ātl, water or drink

• Chocolate is prepared from Theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground

Nutritional InformationThere have been many proven researches linking cocoa and dark chocolate on health benefits. The fact is that these Cocoa and chocolate contain a large amount of antioxidants (flavinoids). They do keep high blood pressure down and reduce the blood's ability to clot, thus the risk of stroke and heart attacks may be reduced. The darker chocolate with the most concentrated cocoa will be the most cardiovascular beneficial.

Below is the nutritional Value of the Chocolate :

Different types of chocolate

* Dark Chocolate: Dark chocolate is loaded with organic compounds that are biologically active and function as antioxidants. These include polyphenols, flavanols, catechins, among others. Dark chocolate can either be sweet, semi-sweet, bittersweet or unsweetened.

* Milk Chocolate: Milk chocolate is a suspension of cocoa solids in cocoa butter and sometimes other fat, with sugar added for sweetness. In the U.S., milk chocolate must be at least 10% cocoa solids and 12% milk solids

* Modeling chocolate: Its a chocolate paste made by melting chocolate and combining it with corn syrup, glucose syrup, or golden syrup mainly used by the Bakers for pastries cupcakes and cake decoration.

* White Chocolate: Well, it’s not really chocolate, as it’s made from cocoa butter, sugar, and flavouring

Manufacturing Process Chocolate the key ingredient of all delish needs to undergo 7

process:

*Plucking and unseeding*Fermenting*Drying the cocoa seeds*Roasting and Grinding*Blending *Tempering & Molding*Quality Analysis

Merits of Chocolate

• Imposing positive health benefits in PAD patients

• Chocolate is a Mood Elavator • Best facial massage pack• Powerful Source of Andioxidants• Lower the Risk of cardiovascular disease• Protect from UV rays • Prevent memory decline• Lower cholesterol levels

Demerits of Chocolate

• Chocolates are high in sugar • Addictive properties such as caffeine, the

obromine• Vasoactive amines that lead to migraine

problems • Pregnant ladies are not recommended to have

this due to Caffeine

Chocolate Quotes

Bibliography

• http://www.nestle-family.com/nutrition-health/research/english/dark-chocolatereally-just-a-guilty-pleasure_867794.aspx

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate

• http://www.cacaoweb.net/nutrition.html