Raquel Bernal Venezuela - Some Facts About Chocolate

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Chocolate

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Chocolate-Where Does it Come From

• People have enjoyed chocolate as a delicious
  dessert for over 1000 years, yet few of us know
  where this delicious dessert comes from.
  Chocolate comes from the cacao tree. The Mayans
  and Aztecs were the first to make chocolate. They
  crushed the seeds of the cacao tree and added
  spices.

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Chocolate-Where does it Come From Continued

• Then they added hot water. This drink was
  called Chocolatl, meaning warm liquid. This drink
  was given to royalty and Emperor Montezuma drank
  50 cups of this. Chocolatl was thought to be
  healthy. Chocolatl was then treated like a drink
  of the gods.

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How did Chocolatl Spread

• When Spanish explorers came, the Aztec thought
  they were gods. Montezuma offered them some
  Chocolatl. When they tried the Chocolatl, they
  found that it boosted their energy. In fact,
  Cortez once wrote, One cup of this drink and one
  may walk many a mile without food or substance.
  Cortez brought back a bottle of

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How did Chocolatl Spread Continued

• Chocolatl back to Spain and experimented with
  it. He added sugar so Chocolatl would fit with
  the Spanish taste. Soon, Chocolatl became the
  drink of nobility and received a new name,
  Chocolate. The Spanish guarded the secret of
  Chocolate closely.

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Chocolate Today

• People now all over the world can enjoy this
  delicious treat. Chocolate is used all over the
  world now, and eaten anywhere and anytime,
  whatever the occasion. Chocolate Eggs are eaten
  at Easter and Chocolate Hearts are given out at

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Chocolate Today Continued

• an essential part of our daily lives,
  Valentines Day. Chocolate has become popular
  these days. And chocolate will be remembered in a
  sweet way.

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What type of chemicals does chocolate have?

• In chocolate there are supposed to be at least
  300 known chemicals. Some of the chemicals that
  chocolate contains is theobromine, xanthine,
  anandamide, and theophylline(whichis also found
  in tea). These chemicals are which make up object
  chocolate.

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