chocolate fun facts

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Fun Facts about Chocolate

1. Just how much do you know about chocolate ? Apart from it being addictive, did you know that it has less caffeine that coffee ? Impress your friends with your knowledge of this wonderful and lovable substance and you can then proudly call yourself a knowledgeable chocolate-holic.
2. There are about 5 to 10 milligrams of caffeine in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, 5 milligrams in milk chocolate, and 10 milligrams in a six-ounce cup of cocoa; by contrast, there are 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine in an eight-ounce cup of brewed coffee. You would have to eat more than a dozen Hershey Bars, for example, to get the amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee.
3. Chocolate has long been heralded for its value as an energy source. Think of it this way: a single chocolate chip provides sufficient food energy for an adult to walk 150 feet; hence, it would take about 35 chocolate chips to go a mile, or 875,000 for an around-the-world hike.
4. Although chocolate is not an aphrodisiac, as the ancient Aztecs believed, chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love. Hence, heartbreak and loneliness are great excuses for chocolate overindulgence.
5. It is reported that Napoleon carried chocolate with him on his military campaigns, and always ate it when he needed quick energy.
6. While solid chocolate certainly is high in fat, just over half the calories in bittersweet, semisweet, and milk chocolate come from fat. And even though the cocoa butter in chocolate is mostly saturated fat, studies have shown that it doesn't appear to raise blood cholesterol.
7. It's a common myth that chocolate aggravates acne. Experiments conducted at the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Naval Academy found that consumption of chocolate -- even frequent daily dietary intake -- had no effect on the incidence of acne. Professional dermatologists today do not link acne with diet.
8. Ten percent of U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance of iron is found in one ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa.
9. Lecithin is an emulsifier used to reduce the viscosity of chocolate. It serves to lessen the amount of cocoa butter required in the manufacturing process.
10. Chocolate can be lethal to dogs. Theobromine, an ingredient that stimulates the cardiac muscle and the central nervous system, causes chocolate's toxicity. About two ounces of milk chocolate can be poisonous for a 10-lb puppy.
11. Consumers spend more than $7 billion a year on chocolate.
12. US consumers eat 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate annually, representing nearly half of the world's supply.
13. Annual per capita consumption of chocolate is 12 pounds per person.
14. American chocolate manufacturers use about 1.5 billion pounds of milk -- only surpassed by the cheese and ice cream industries.
15. Most Americans prefer milk chocolate, approximately 92 percent, but dark chocolate's popularity is growing rapidly.
16. Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, "Psycho" which actually took 7 days to shoot.
17. Chocolate has over 500 flavor components, more than twice the amount found in strawberry and vanilla.

woosaysdan

that wasnt fun

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woosaysdan wrote:

that wasnt fun

Nope. but factual