Chocolate Heaven

The word is out on chocolate. Dark chocolate confections contain

more fat; in effect, a chocolate bar is made up of cocoa powder,

cocoa butter and sugar. Dark chocolate contains more powder and more butter

to go with it. It does contain less sugar, and one is less tempted

to overeat. Milk chocolate incorporates milk, which means less of the

nutrients of chocolate, and some of those of milk.

 

 

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Theobroma cacao was, for the Mayans, food for the Gods. The Aztecs, in turn, took it with

them to Mexico. The Spaniards changed the way it was consumed, adding sugar and

cinnamon. Indeed, cocoa may well have been what motivated introducing sugar

plants to America ( and eventually exporting slavery-based culture back to South-East Asia).

Today, it's candy.