Happy American Chocolate Week! March 21-27, 2021
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Why a Piece of Chocolate Costs More Than a Porsche Taycan
Why a Piece of Chocolate Costs More Than a Porsche Taycan
If you were thinking of companies that might want to increase the value of their shares by buying back stock, Lindt & Sprungli AG would likely come near the bottom of the list. Primary shares in the Swiss chocolate-maker closed at 81,600 Swiss francs ($87,650) a piece March 1, 2021. That’s roughly enough money to buy a brand-new electric Porsche Taycan, or a five-bedroom house with a vineyard in Portugal. The next day, Lindt announced plans to buy back 750 million Swiss francs of equity, edging the shares closer to the record 93,800 franc level they peaked at last February.
Man sues company for sending him chocolate penis, claims “emotional distress”
Man sues company for sending him chocolate penis, claims “emotional distress”
A care package is a great way to let someone know you’re thinking of them. A care package containing a chocolate phallus, on the other hand, may be enough to “shock, offend, and frighten” the recipient. That’s the basis of a case filed against Ruin Days, a New York prank company.
Eat your chocolate — but don’t inhale it!
Eat your chocolate — but don’t inhale it!
Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate a year and science reports that chocolate is good for you — well, at least 70% dark chocolate is, in 1-ounce-a-day doses. But that makes folks who vape think chocolate-flavored electronic cigarettes are healthy, too. Far from it. A new study found that of all the lung-polluting elixirs added to e-cigs, chocolate flavor (with a high dose of what the researchers say is benzene-ring flavorings) is the most harmful. According to the study published in the American Journal of Physiology/Lung, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, it delivers a brew of toxins that can kill off lung cells and reduce the ability of your immune system to remove bacteria and regulate inflammation.
Happy Chocolate Cheesecake Day! March 6, 2021
Happy Chocolate Cheesecake Day! March 6, 2021
How to Remove Chocolate Stains (‘Cause We All Have Them, Right?)
How to Remove Chocolate Stains (‘Cause We All Have Them, Right?)
Chocolate is the greatest gift to mankind—full stop. You can have it on your birthday via a rich chocolate cake with a luscious ganache, as a beverage when you feel like cozying up with a cup of hot chocolate, or even at the dinner table as a beer-infused sauce for your rib eye. It’s true that incorporating chocolate into your meals is easy, but how to remove chocolate stains from your clothes (when you throw table manners out the window at the mere sight of it—we’ve all been there), is another story. Click, HERE, to discover the way to remove chocolate stains!
Why This Neuroscientist Says We Should Eat More Chocolate
Why This Neuroscientist Says We Should Eat More Chocolate
The heart and the brain are undoubtedly two of our body’s most vital organs. Thankfully, taking care of one inadvertently tends to the other. One simple way to support our brain and our heart is by eating nutrient-dense foods—and no, it’s not all fruits and veggies. According to neuroscientist and neurodegenerative disease researcher Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D., dark chocolate is one of the most powerful functional foods we can add to our diet.
Swiss chocolate consumption dips to lowest levels in 40 years
Swiss chocolate consumption dips to lowest levels in 40 years
For the first time since 1982, average annual chocolate consumption in Switzerland has fallen below the 10 kg per person mark. On average, a Swiss resident munched 9.9 kg of chocolate in 2020, 6.9% less than the year before, according to the Association of Swiss Chocolate Manufacturers (Chocosuisse). This decline was at the expense of Swiss-made chocolate, as the import volume of foreign-made chocolate increased by 1.8%. and its share rose from 41% to 43%. The industry body blames protectionist measures at home for the rising sales of imported chocolates in Switzerland.
“I ate 40kg (about 88 lbs.) of chocolate”, says Yorkshire teacher, 21, on rowing solo across the Atlantic
“I ate 40kg (about 88 lbs.) of chocolate”, says Yorkshire teacher, 21, on rowing solo across the Atlantic
Jasmine Harrison, the youngest woman to make the 3,000-mile journey alone, relished the freedom of doing it all by herself. Instead of the ration packs people normally eat on these long journeys, she lived off biscuits and chocolate – “I think I ate 40kg of chocolate,” she laughed – and could choose to avoid rowing in the rain. “I could do what I liked. If it’s raining outside, and I’m in my cabin because I’ve just woken up, I ain’t gonna go out and row.”
U.S. Chocolate Giant Hershey To Launch Low GI, Plant-Based Chocolates
U.S. Chocolate Giant Hershey To Launch Low GI, Plant-Based Chocolates
Hershey recently announced that it will be launching its plant-based sugar chocolates as a part of the ‘Better-for-you’ category with an investment in a company that is developing sugars that have fewer calories than conventional chocolates and a negligible glycemic index impact.
How To Taste Chocolate Like An Expert
How To Taste Chocolate Like An Expert
Simran Sethi – she hosts “The Slow Melt” podcast, where she explores all things chocolate. And she reports on the latest episode of NPR’s Life Kit podcast, which is titled How To Savor Chocolate Like A Cocoa Expert. Sethi says the first step to enjoying chocolate like a pro is picking the right bar. For more tips, click, HERE.
From beverages to cocoa bombs: A brief history of chocolate
From beverages to cocoa bombs: A brief history of chocolate
Before industrialization, chocolate was expensive and often only consumed by the elite. And, it wasn’t wrapped in the heart-shaped foil we recognize today. “Chocolate for thousands of years has been consumed traditionally as a beverage”. “It was ground with honey as a sweetener and the nibs were ground with a mortar and pestle, like a ground tea.” The chocolate industry was eventually revolutionized by Milton Hershey, who had roots in Philadelphia and brought chocolate to the masses.
This Is America’s #1 Favorite Chocolate, According to Data
This Is America’s #1 Favorite Chocolate, According to Data
A survey from data analytics firm YouGov asked more than 5,000 U.S. adults to name their top chocolate pick, and one type of sweet indulgence was a clear winner: milk chocolate is America’s favorite chocolate by a long shot. Click, HERE, for more details.
Chocolate Consumption and Sex-Interest
Chocolate Consumption and Sex-Interest
Media and popular literature link chocolate and sex-interest in women, but there is little research examining their association. This cross-sectional analysis sought to address this gap by assessing the relation of chocolate-consumption frequency to self-rated interest in sex. Seven-hundred twenty-three (723) Southern California men and women, age >20, completed surveys providing chocolate-consumption frequency (Choc0, x/week) and interest in sex (rated 0-10). Check out the findings by clicking HERE.
Origins of the heart-shaped chocolate box
Origins of the heart-shaped chocolate box
Hearts abound on Feb. 14, and few symbols (and gifts) are more widely associated with a holiday than heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are with Valentine’s Day. Chocolates became trendy in the mid-19th century when the first chocolate bar was made by British company J.S. Fry & Sons by combining cacao powder with sugar and cacao butter to make a rich, melt-in-your-mouth treat that was markedly different than the gritty and greasy drinking chocolate that was losing popularity in Europe. Within a few years, competitor Cadbury introduced the first box of chocolates. It was called the “Fancy Box” and it didn’t take long to become wildly popular.
Is Chocolate Addictive? All You Need to Know
Is Chocolate Addictive? All You Need to Know
Chocolate is a sweet, creamy treat made from fermented, roasted, and ground cacao tree fruit. People have enjoyed chocolate and similar treats made from cacao fruit for thousands of years. Today it’s eaten in many different ways and is arguably among the most popular foods — so you may even wonder if it’s addictive. This article compares healthy and unhealthy relationships with chocolate and addresses whether chocolate and its ingredients may be addictive.
A guaranteed moose sighting in Maine — and this one’s made of chocolate
A guaranteed moose sighting in Maine — and this one’s made of chocolate
Maine is home to the largest chocolate moose — yes, that’s moose — in the world. His name is Lenny, he weighs 1,700 pounds, is 9 feet long and 7 feet tall, and has been making candy-crazed kids squeal with delight since 1997. Lenny resides in a blue-tinted white chocolate pond at Len Libby Candies, along with a 380-pound chocolate black bear named Libby and her 80-pound cubs, Cocoa and Chip. Check out a picture of Lenny, HERE.
Famed Parisian Tearoom Angelina Changes Name of Hot Chocolate After Social Media Callout
Famed Parisian Tearoom Angelina Changes Name of Hot Chocolate After Social Media Callout
Famed Parisian tearoom Angelina has renamed its signature hot chocolate drink in New York City and Paris. The drink’s name — formerly “L’Africain,” or “the African” — has been in use for more than a century and appears on the menus of more than 30 international locations. The original name of the drink will remain at Angelina’s 30 plus international locations, except at its flagship tearoom in France, and in NYC, where the company has decided to rename the drink “chocolat chaud à l’ancienne,” which roughly translates to old-fashioned hot chocolate. The website for Angelina Paris, however, still identifies the drink as L’Africain at the time of publication.
Ritter Sport is told its new no-sugar bar is not chocolate
Ritter Sport is told its new no-sugar bar is not chocolate
The German chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport is embroiled in a row with food law regulators after being told it cannot call its latest creation a chocolate bar because it contains no sugar. The company, which has been producing chocolate at its factory near Stuttgart for more than 100 years, has been told the new bar contravenes Germany’s strict cocoa regulations. The so-called Kakao-Verordnung deems that anything labelled as chocolate must contain cocoa mass, cocoa powder, cocoa butter and sugar. But Ritter’s new bar, called Cacao y Nada (cocoa and nothing) is 100% cocoa, sourced from its own plantation in Nicaragua. It is sweetened with cocoa juice, which is naturally found in the pulp of the cocoa bean.
Happy Chocolate Day! February 9, 2021
Happy Chocolate Day! February 9, 2021
Valentines Day Still Prime Occasion for Chocolate and Candy
Valentines Day Still Prime Occasion for Chocolate and Candy
Despite a lingering public-health crisis that Americans have been told will get worse before it gets better, Valentine’s Day chocolate and candy can enable loved ones to connect and spark moments of joy during a worrisome period, according to a report from the National Confectioners Association (NCA). In fact, the trade association found that a whopping 86% of Americans intend to share a gift of chocolate and candy this V-Day.
Hot chocolate: Americans say it’s the most-loved part of winter, survey reveals
Hot chocolate: Americans say it’s the most-loved part of winter, survey reveals
While some Americans are counting down the days until spring, there are plenty of others who are savoring the cold and cozy days of winter. According to a report by StudyFinds, a recent survey, which polled 2,000 Americans, revealed that for those Americans who are fans of winter, their favorite thing to do during the cold months is to enjoy “a marshmallow-filled cup of hot chocolate.” In fact “sipping on some cocoa” was named the “best part of the season,” – winning out over, watching the first snowfall and warming up by the fire, the report said.
Happy Chocolate Lover’s Month! February, 2021
Happy Chocolate Lover’s Month! February, 2021
Happy National Hot Chocolate Day! January 31,2021
Happy National Hot Chocolate Day! January 31, 2021
Montpelier chocolate company wins national award
Montpelier chocolate company wins national award
Thirteen Vermont businesses recently received a national award for their tasty goods and good deeds, including one that makes sweet treats in Montpelier. Rabble-Rouser Chocolate and Craft Company is a locally-owned business that can now add a 2021 national award for its Dulcey chocolate to its repertoire. Employee-owned Rabble-Rouser won in the Good Foods awards confection category. It was selected out of more than 1,900 entries in 16 categories. The chocolatiers say they pride themselves on not just making sure their products taste great but also having a strong emphasis on supporting others in the process.
Godiva to close its boutiques by end of March
Godiva to close its boutiques by end of March.
Godiva is closing all of its U.S. locations as in-store visits for its luxury chocolate dip during the coronavirus pandemic. The company plans to shutter its 128 locations in North America, which includes 11 in Canada, by the end of March. But Godiva chocolates aren’t disappearing completely. You can still get them online as well as at grocery and other stores.
Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! January 27,2021
Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! January 27, 2021
Can you lose weight with chocolate?
Can you lose weight with chocolate?
The chocolate diet is about the consumption of dark chocolate, in moderation. The diet works on the principle of tricking your sweet tooth to get used to low levels of sugar. According to studies, chocolate can activate the pleasure sensors in your brain. This helps elevate stress, which helps in improving metabolism and thus in weight loss. Since the chocolate diet is about dark chocolate, the food item has many health benefits such as relieving period pain, high antioxidant levels and more. As per a nutritionist, you should use the following tips when including chocolate in your diet for weight loss: Differentiate between good and bad chocolate; determine the right amount of chocolate consumption; use chocolate when you crave something sweet; avoid eating chocolate as comfort food or when you are stressed; use chocolates as a pre-workout snack to boost your energy levels.
Happy National Chocolate Day! December 28, 2020
Happy National Chocolate Day! December 28, 2020
Sweet deal! Drinking hot chocolate makes you smarter, study shows
Sweet deal! Drinking hot chocolate makes you smarter, study shows
Hot chocolate makes you a smarter and faster thinker, according to new research. In a study of 18 men, researchers at the University of Birmingham found that drinking cocoa improved participants’ ability to quickly solve a series of complex mental tests. The team chalked up the heightened sharpness — including that subjects finished tests up to 11 percent faster — to the brain-boosting compound flavanol, which is found naturally in chocolate, according to the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Ferrero To Build Its First North American Chocolate Manufacturing Center In Bloomington, Illinois
Ferrero To Build Its First North American Chocolate Manufacturing Center In Bloomington, Illinois
Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, today announced plans to build a new chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Illinois. It will be Ferrero’s first chocolate production plant in North America.
The Healthiest and Easiest Ways to Get Your Chocolate Fix
The Healthiest and Easiest Ways to Get Your Chocolate Fix
If you don’t satisfy the craving with healthy chocolate snacks, you may end up binging on chocolaty sweets that will ruin your mood and add to your waistline. While there are many health benefits attributed by the cacao bean, the added ingredients to make chocolate (processed sugar and often dairy) are unhealthy. Check out these 10 healthy snacks, here.
Chicago candy icon Fannie May celebrating 100th anniversary with new flavors, redesigned stores
Chicago candy icon Fannie May celebrating 100th anniversary with new flavors, redesigned stores
A beloved Chicago chocolate and candy icon celebrates a hundred years in business this year. Fannie May has more than 50 stores in the Midwest – most of them in Illinois. As part of their anniversary, they’re re-designing stores and adding a few new flavors.
Happy National Chocolate Day! October 28, 2020
Happy National Chocolate Day! October 28, 2020
The Toxic Ingredient in Chocolate You Need to Know About
The Toxic Ingredient in Chocolate You Need to Know About
Cacao + sugar + a few other things = a food we all know and love: chocolate. It is commonly known that a diet high in chocolate candy can be bad for your health because of the high amount of sugar. But that isn’t the only thing making chocolate potentially harmful to your health. Although cacao is a natural ingredient derived from seeds, it can also carry some toxic properties. This is because of the soil the potentially toxic ingredient in chocolate is grown in. Much of the world’s cacao trees are located in Latin America. Here there are more traces of cadmium, a metal that can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and even kidney disease, according to the CDC. A team of researchers from Ecuador and Belgium are now looking to develop ways to reduce the amount of cadmium that ultimately ends up in cacao beans, according to a new report in the Journal of Environmental Quality.
Foodies are losing their minds over ‘hot chocolate bombs’ that explode when warm milk is poured over them – oozing cocoa and tiny marshmallows
Foodies are losing their minds over ‘hot chocolate bombs’ that explode when warm milk is poured over them – oozing cocoa and tiny marshmallows
Millions of foodies are obsessed with a DIY ‘hot chocolate bomb’ which cracks open when it comes into contact with warm milk, revealing a sweet surprise. Self-taught baker Jen from Sweets by Jen shared a video showcasing what the decadent dessert can do, with a number of Australians commenting on how ‘amazing’ it is. The footage from Jen’s kitchen in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has gone viral on social media with more than 15million views to date. Click, here, to view video.
Must See Video: 5ft-Tall Telescope Made With Chocolate – Looks Too Good To Eat!
Must See Video: 5ft-Tall Telescope Made With Chocolate – Looks Too Good To Eat!
A pastry chef from Las Vegas has built a five feet tall telescope in his kitchen that is made entirely with chocolate. Take a look! (click HERE)
Real life Russell Stover given chocolate-themed wedding by candy brand
Real life Russell Stover given chocolate-themed wedding by candy brand
Jessica Russell and Rich Stover had one chocolatey wedding. A bride and groom were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime wedding because of their respective last names: Russell and Stover. Bride Jessica Russell and her husband, Rich Stover, were given a chocolate affair to remember after American chocolatier Russell Stover caught wind of the pair’s unique surname combination.
A Huge Chocolate Museum With The World’s Biggest Chocolate Fountain Opens
A Huge Chocolate Museum With The World’s Biggest Chocolate Fountain Opens
Lindt is opening a new Willy Wonka-style chocolate museum and tour, and rumour has it Grandpa Joe may actually hop out of bed for this one. While we can’t promise you Oompa Loompas or Mr Wonka himself, from September 13 this magical museum will offer guests a unique insight into the wonderful world of chocolate. Lindt Home of Chocolate is located in Kilchberg, Switzerland and just like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, you’ll learn all about the history and production of their legendary bars, truffles. and pralines. Fortunately, you won’t need a golden ticket to enter, just a regular one that you can purchase.
Happy International Chocolate Day! September 13, 2020
Happy International Chocolate Day! September 13, 2020
A brief history of chocolate – and some of its surprising health benefits
A brief history of chocolate – and some of its surprising health benefits
Chocolate in all its forms is something that we like to indulge in on an almost daily basis. But chocolate as it’s enjoyed today is quite different from when it first arrived in Europe from South America around the 16th century. Click, here, to learn of its history and surprising health benefits.
Cadbury reveals we’ve been eating chocolate wrong for years
Cadbury reveals we’ve been eating chocolate wrong for years
Cadbury. the chocolatier, based in the West Midlands and owned by US confectionery giant Mondelez, who is a regular fixture in any convenience store, supermarket or corner shop, has some advice for us. Namely: stop storing its iconic products in the fridge.
Why does chocolate need to be tempered?
Why does chocolate need to be tempered?
Most of the chocolate consists of cocoa solids, sugar, and milk solids that are emulsified with cocoa butter—the fat extracted from cocoa beans that, when crystallized, gives the chocolate its physical structure. When melted, these crystals are broken apart, and all those components separate into microscopic clumps. When the chocolate recrystallizes and solidifies once more, it’s nothing more than a shadow of what it once was: grainy, crumbly, discolored, and utterly disappointing. If melted chocolate is going to reset into the gorgeous, glossy dessert covering it was meant to be, it needs to be “tempered.” Tempering chocolate is the process of controlled cooling and agitation that creates teeny, tiny crystals that are evenly sized and arranged in perfect alignment. And the good news is that all this microscopic mumbo jumbo is easy to do at home, even if you’ve never worked with chocolate before.
A new type of milk chocolate may contain the health benefits of dark chocolate – without the bitter taste
A new type of milk chocolate may contain the health benefits of dark chocolate – without the bitter taste
Creamy, delicious milk chocolate is one of the most beloved treats worldwide. But with that appealing taste comes a hefty amount of sugar (and fat), making milk chocolate far less healthy than its more bitter counterpart, dark chocolate. There may be a way to boost the nutritional value of milk chocolate without sacrificing flavor, according to research presented at the American Chemical Society’s 2020 conference. The new, higher antioxidant form of milk chocolate can be made by recycling food scraps that would otherwise go to waste, such as coffee grounds, discarded tea leaves, and peanut skins.
Snowing cocoa? Chocolate factory glitch dusts Swiss town
Snowing cocoa? Chocolate factory glitch dusts Swiss town
Residents of a Swiss town got a bit of a shock when it started snowing particles of a fine cocoa powder after the ventilation system at a chocolate factory malfunctioned. The Lindt & Spruengli company confirmed local reports Tuesday that there was a minor defect in the cooling ventilation for a line for roasted “cocoa nibs” in its factory in Olten, between Zurich and Basel. The ventilation system has now been repaired.
6 Ways Dark Chocolate Can Help You Lose Weight
6 Ways Dark Chocolate Can Help You Lose Weight
Mmm… chocolate. Even the mention of it is sweet. However, its impact on our waistline is not. Chocolate is the ultimate indulgence, yet despite its many benefits, may still look at it as a guilty pleasure that we really shouldn’t be indulging in. That said, you may be surprised to learn that eating a little chocolate now and then may be exactly what you need to do if you want to keep that lockdown weight off.
Tesla designer helps create new chocolate chip shape for Dandelion Chocolate
Tesla designer helps create new chocolate chip shape for Dandelion Chocolate
The shape of a typical store-bought chocolate chip is an arbitrary result of the industrial manufacturing process used to make it. As you might expect, a drop of molten chocolate is deposited onto a flat surface and left to cool. Chocolate chip taste varies widely by brand, but the shape of the chips does not. A Tesla designer came up with a completely different shape, featuring pointed edges and smooth sides. The new chocolate chip design creates a different mouthfeel.
QUIZ: HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT CHOCOLATE?
QUIZ: HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT CHOCOLATE?
How much do you really know about chocolate? Love chocolate? How much do you really know about it? Take this quiz to find out how your knowledge ranks…(click here).
Americans are buying more chocolate at the pandemic rages on
Americans are buying more chocolate at the pandemic rages on
The coronavirus crisis has steered the national trend of conscious eating in the other direction. Early in the pandemic, Americans stocked up on junk food, frozen meals and various breakfast cereals. Now, data indicates that chocolate was also top of mind throughout stay-at-home orders and the ease into reopening the economy. During the 17-week period that ended on June 27, U.S. consumers spent $3.7 billion on chocolate, up 6.3% from that time period last year, according to Nielsen data. Milk chocolate was the favorite choice, with Americans spending over $2.9 billion on single serve and multi-serve versions of the snack. Dark chocolate sales were up 13.6% while mixed and white chocolate sales slid, according to Nielsen data. Scientific studies show that dark chocolate and other cocoa products can be a stress reliever.
Why Data Is Like Chocolate
Why Data Is Like Chocolate
Data is often granted metaphors. People like to suggest that data is the new coal, the new fuel for modern business, or perhaps even the new snake oil i.e. a cure-all elixir that can transform and transport any organization to the new age of cloud-native, mobile-enabled, information-enriched business. But perhaps data is also like chocolate.
San Francisco’s Iconic ‘Ghirardelli’ Chocolate Company Sign to Go Dark
San Francisco’s Iconic ‘Ghirardelli’ Chocolate Company Sign to Go Dark
SF’s huge “Ghirardelli” sign will be removed by the owners of Ghirardelli Square. Jamestown Properties, a company that since 2013 has owned Fisherman’s Wharf-adjacent tourist destination Ghirardelli Square, will remove the structure’s massive “Ghirardelli” sign piece-by piece in coming days, with a plan to erect a new sign later this summer. It appears that the years have taken a toll on the sign. It’s suffered from persistent “electrical failures” in recent years. The new sign will be revealed later this summer.
Cadbury will reduce size of popular chocolate bars in a bid to tackle childhood obesity
Cadbury will reduce size of popular chocolate bars in a bid to tackle childhood obesity
Cadbury are to shrink the sizes of their famed chocolate bars Chomp, Curly Wurly and Fudge bars to reduce their calorie content to less than 100 calories each. The changes come as the confectionary giant is hoping to tackle childhood obesity seeing as the bars are very popular with children.
Costco discontinues half-sheet cakes; people say coronavirus is to blame
Costco discontinues half-sheet cakes; people say coronavirus is to blame
The $20 cakes, which were advertised as appropriate for up to 48 people, have been a fan favorite for graduations, weddings and birthday parties. Measuring 12 by 16 inches, they came in two flavors: white cake with vanilla cheesecake mousse and white buttercream or chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and chocolate buttercream. But Costco has halted the production and sales of half-sheet cakes in all its locations across the country. The reason? Many people are saying coronavirus is to blame. State guidelines have recommended limited gatherings in many areas.
Tony’s Chocolonely reveals plans to build a chocolate circus with a roller coaster
Tony’s Chocolonely reveals plans to build a chocolate circus with a roller coaster
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more bizarre, it’s been announced that a Willy Wonka-style chocolate circus is coming to Amsterdam. Dutch chocolate company Tony’s Chocolonely has joined forces with architecture firm SeARCH to create a unique choccy-themed attraction. The magical wonderland is set to be made up of three buildings – one of which will have a roller coaster.
Chocolate Consumption in Relation to Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in German Adults
Chocolate Consumption in Relation to Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in German Adults
To investigate the association of chocolate consumption with measured blood pressure (BP) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), dietary intake, including chocolate, and BP were assessed at baseline (1994-98) in 19,357 participants (aged 35-65 years) free of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke and not using antihypertensive medication of the Potsdam arm of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. The conclusion: Chocolate consumption appears to lower CVD risk, in part through reducing BP. The inverse association may be stronger for stroke than for MI. Further research is needed, in particular randomized trials.
Chocolate Ice Cream Was Produced Before Vanilla.
Chocolate Ice Cream Was Produced Before Vanilla.
Chocolate was one of the first ice cream flavors, created before vanilla, as common drinks such as hot chocolate, coffee, and tea were the first food items to be turned into frozen desserts. Chocolate ice cream is the second most common flavor, surpassed only by vanilla. The chocolate-flavored ice cream has been in existence well over a hundred years and has been popular in the United States since the late 19th century. The earliest frozen chocolate recipes were published in Naples, Italy in 1693 in Antonio Latini‘s The Modern Steward. For more chocolate ice cream facts, click here.
Cadbury sparks debate with its advice on storing chocolate
Cadbury sparks debate with its advice on storing chocolate
For some, there is nothing worse than when chocolate gets too warm and turns into a squishy, melty mess in your hands. For others, biting into a rock hard bonbon is the worst confectionery offense imaginable. Recently, chocolate company Cadbury set off a series of arguments on Twitter over the proper way to store your chocolate by replying to a Tweet soliciting the brand’s advice. User Bruno Bouchet tweeted at the company’s official Cadbury Australia account, asking for an ultimate ruling on how chocolate should be stored. The brand replied that Cadbury customers should keep their chocolate in a cool, dry place at around 21 degrees Celsius, which is 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
5 healthy benefits of dark chocolate
5 healthy benefits of dark chocolate
Who doesn’t love chocolate? This sweet treat can be part of a healthy diet … In moderation. Too much of a good thing can certainly outweigh the benefits, but there are a few good reasons to support your chocolate habit. Fortunately, there has been quite a bit of tried and true evidence suggesting the benefits of chocolate when you choose a type that is at least 70% cacao, and incorporate it into a healthy lifestyle.
Happy World Chocolate Day! July 7, 2020
Happy World Chocolate Day! July 7, 2020
Happy National Chocolate Pudding Day! June 26, 2020
Happy National Chocolate Pudding Day! June 26, 2020