Idea of blending in air into chocolate before so the

Idea of blending in air into chocolate before so the expansion crushed the air
bubbles, not the coating
 M&M chocolate created!!
 M&M did not melt into soldiers hands, and this was a major contribution to the
war effort.
 Red ones did not exist for 11 years (1976-1987), because people believed the
dye was carcinogenic. This referred to red dye #2, which is carcinogenic. But in
fact, the dye that was used was red dye #40 which was not carcinogenic at all to
test animals, but parents worried and as a result, it was decided to remove it.
 In 1987, red M&M’s were put back into the package
 The Rolling Stones say the need BROWN M&M’s in their dressing room
 Aerosmith say that they need ONLY GREEN M&M’s in their dressing room
 Green M&M’s are an aphrodisiac
 This was added on the contract of the Rolling Stones and Areosmith, to make
sure the promoter had read the full contract
Cherry Blossom “chocolate”
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Contains some sugar, but no cocoa butter
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Instead made with vegetable fat, palm oil etc

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Contains invertase , which breaks sugar into glucose & fructose
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Cherry inside is surrounded by sugary liquid
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In the presence of the enzyme invertase, the sugar gets converted into invert sugar
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Invert Sugar: a mixture of glucose + fructose
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Cherry is placed inside with sugar, invertase & a bit of water
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Invert sugar is more soluble in water than regular sugar
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So, the solid around the cherry melts out- you get the gooey substance
Big names in chocolate industry
Godiva
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Supposedly now bought by Campbell’s Soup
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Used to be a Belgian company
Big names in chocolate industry are the ones produced from Criollo & the
like
 Porcelana & Ocumare which come from Venezuela
 Most expensive chocolate wrapped in gold! $961.48
Activity 5: Fact OR Myth?
Chocolate has no nutritional value – Myth
Chocolate can lead to heartburn – Fact
Chocolate can surpress coughing – Fact
Chocolate is high in caffeine – Myth

Claims that chocolate is a health food?
1800s: British ad showing unhealthy person drinking gin & healthy person drinking
cocoa
MYTHS:
Chocolate might be associated with dermatological problems
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No indication that eating chocolate can lead to acne
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Chocolate CAN lead to heartburn in susceptible people
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In the bottom of esophagus, we have a valve prevents the content from the
stomach, which is acidic, from coming back from reflucing into the esophagus
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Eating chocolate relaxes the valve that prevents acid from splashing up – therefore,
makes it possible for the acidic content of the stomach to come up into the
esophagus
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Known as GERD : g astro e sophageal r eflux d isorder
Tooth decay
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Chocolate is normally sweetnened with sugar
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Sugar is a perfect food from bacteria of the S.mutans
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S. mutans variety of bacteria can convert sugar into lactic acid & plaque lactic
acid which attacks teeth enamel
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But chocolate contains antibacterial agent that would fight off S.