chocolate

Facts and Fiction

by

Howard and Sally Peters

Death by Chocolate(Food of the Gods)

HISTORY FROM THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CULTURES TO 1800

MODERN HISTORY:

1800 TO THE PRESTENT

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY:

THEOBROMA COCOA

HEALTH ASPECTS OF CHOCOLATE

RECENT PUBLICATIONS “THE EMPERORS OF

CHOCOLATE”

TRIVIA ABOUT CHOCOLATE

SAMPLES AND TASTE TESTING

GUITTARD CHOCOLATE BAR (10 LBS.)

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ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE

1500 CORTEZ - MEXICO

MAYAN OLMEC AZTEC

1600 TRADE SECRETS SPAIN

ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE

PROCESSING COCOA BEAN TO CHOCOLATE BAR

HARVESTING

GROWING

FERMENTING

DRYING

GRINDING

PROCESSING ROASTING

NIBS

REMOVAL OF FAT

POWDERING

WHITE

MILK

NIBS

SEMI-SWEET

BITTER SWEET

HISTORY

1700 - 1800

DUTCH

FRENCH

SWISS

GERMAN

BELGIAN

ENGLISH

AMERICAN COLONIES

THEOBROMINE3,7-Dimethylxanthine

THEOBROMINE CHEMICAL MAKE-UP

Chemical Name: 3,7-Dimethyl-Zanthine,2,6-Dihydroxy-3,7-Dimethyl-Purine

Appearance: Very fine white powder

Freezing / Melting Point: 563-568 K

Solubility: Slightly Soluble

Molecular Formular: C7H8N4O2

Molecular Weight: 180.17 g mol-1

Chemical Stability: Stable under normal temperatures and pressures

Hazardous Decomposition Products: Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Irritating and Toxic fumes and gases, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen

IARC: Group 3 Carcinogen

CAFFEINE

CAFFEINETHEOBROMINE

BETA PHENETHYLAMINE

SERATONINTRYPTOPHAN

CATACHIN

RESOURCES AVAILABLE

Internet

Google (11,600,000+ Hits)

Books

Films

Word of Mouth

Taste Test

TriviaLady Godiva

Milton Hershey

Forrest Mars

Russell Stover

See’s

E.T.

1800 TO PRESENT

NESTLEwww.nestle.com

LINDTwww.lindt.com

GODIVAwww.godiva.com

HERSHEYwww.hershey.com

RUSSELL STOVERwww.russellstover.com

MARSwww.mars.com

SEE’S

GHARIDELLI

GUITTARD

JOSEPH SCHMIDT

SCHARFFENBERGER

www.sees.com

www.gharidelli.com

www.guittard.com

www.jschmidtconfections.com

www.scharffenberger.com

Lady Margaret Thatcher

Milton Hershey ca. 1887

Milton Hershey 1932

Domingo Ghirardelli

Via MagazineJan/Feb 2003 p.61-62

Via MagazineJan/Feb 2003 p.61-62

Percy L. SpencerInventor of the Microwave Oven

The Grand GirlsMegan and Kayleigh

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

American Chemical Society

Santa Clara Valley Local Section

Division of Chemistry and the Law

Dr. James Walsh / ACS Tampa Bay

Dr. Joseph Vinson / U. Scranton

Scharffengerger

Hershey

Jason Garroute, A Taste of Chocolate

Daeron Katz / Silent Planet Productions