- As part of an extensive trade network, the Maya supplied cocoa to people who lived in cooler, drier areas and couldn’t grow the plant themselves.
- Chocolate has a lot of energy. One chocolate chip can give you enough energy that an adult can walk 150 ft.
- People spend more than $7 billion dollars on Chocolate.
- The word "Chocolate" comes from the Aztec word, "cacahuatl" which means "bitter water"
- The ingredient "Theobromine" found in chocolate is poisonous to dogs.
- It takes about 400 cocoa beans to make 1 lb of chocolate.
- 23 million Hershey kisses are made everyday.
- Chocolate has a lot of great health benefits, it helps depression, high blood pressure, tumors, and pre-mestrual syndromes.
- Milk chocolate is the most preferred type, but dark chocolate especially popular for men.
- Research proved that people who eat candy/chocolate live almost a year longer than who don't eat it.
- Cocoa butter, which is the fat extract from roasted and crushed Cocoa Beans, is often used as a massage cream.
- Improves blood flow to the brain.
- Improves and repairs the liver.
- Prevents Cavities.
