Chocolate News

El Niño Could Make Chocolate More Expensive

TIME.COM Production of cocoa beans in West Africa — the largest growing region — may fall in the next season by as much as 8% on adverse weather, according to Fuad Mohammed Abubakar, head of Ghana Cocoa Marketing Company. Cocoa prices already surged to the highest in seven years this season following a disappointing harvest in top exporter Ivory Coast that worsened the global deficit.

26 Facts You Should Know About Chocolate

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Chocolate lovers are left stunned to discover how Hershey’s Kisses really got their name

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Hershey’s Kisses are instantly recognizable as being the flat-bottom tear drops wrapped in foil. And they always have a strip of parchment paper – called a ‘plume’ – completing the aesthetic. As with many success stories, there are multiple versions of how the distinctive confectionery got its iconic name. But the one theory that seems to be most widely accepted is that it is all to do with the sound and motion of the machines that make the sweet treat. Not only does the dispenser appear to ‘kiss’ the convey belt as it deposits the chocolate but also makes a similar ‘kissing’ sound during production.

A 3D-printed tongue reveals why chocolate tastes so good—and how to reduce its fat

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Researchers are looking to engineer chocolate with less oil, which could reduce some of its detriments to health. Learn more, HERE.

Happy National Chocolate Ice Cream Day! June 7, 2023