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Chocolate. Seductive, decadent and sinfully delicious. The pages of this book are dripping with an assortment of facts, trivia and history about the world’s favorite indulgence:
• Dark chocolate contains four times the anti-oxidants of green tea and six times what is found in blueberries; raw cacao has even more
• Chocolate also contains theobromine, a gentle, non-addictive stimulant; it provides energy and increases alertness and concentration without the jitters
• The Germans lead the world in chocolate consumption per capita, enjoying 24.5 pounds per person each year, compared to Canada at 8.58 and the U.S. at 12.27
• The cacao tree, a sacred plant to the Mayans, was believed to have been delivered to humans by the gods; they used the beans as currency
• Because the Mars family dislikes peanut butter, Mars Inc. does not use it in any of its products
• The U.S. has about 60 chocolate-related food holidays, including National Chocolate Brownie Day on December 18 and National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day on June 2
• Every Russian and American space voyage has included chocolate bars
• Bugs are a typical ingredient in chocolate with an average of 80 bug fragments per 100 grams.
AND…Indulge in mouth-watering recipes, useful tips and intriguing morsels.
| Price: |
$14.95 
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| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-897278-56-7 |
| ISBN-10: |
1-897278-56-X |
| Page Count: |
232 |
| Dimensions: |
5.25" x 8.25" |
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