26 Sweet Facts About Chocolate

Mizuka Ishiwatari Published 03/24/2015

A gallery for those hungry for knowledge.

List View
Player View
Grid View

1.
The first chocolate bar was made by the English chocolate company Cadbury in 1842.
2.
In the film Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup for blood in the famous shower scene.
3.
Cacao originated in Central and South America more than 4,000 years ago.
4.
Chocolate has evolved into such a massive industry that between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao for their livelihood.
5.
Reports predict that the global chocolate market will grow to $98.3 billion in 2016.
6.
Cacao trees can live to be 200 years old, but they produce marketable cocoa beans for only 25 years.
7.
The first people to harvest chocolate were the Mokaya and other pre-Olmec peoples who lived in southeast Mexico around 1000 B.C.
8.
It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.
9.
The famous German chocolate cake was named after Sam German, an American, and did not originate in Germany.
10.
People who feel depressed eat about 55% more chocolate than their non-depressed peers.
11.
The word “chocolate” is derived from the Mayan word xocolatl, that means “bitter water.”
12.
Dark chocolate has been shown to be beneficial to human health, but milk chocolate, white chocolate, and other varieties are not.
13.
Chocolate became one of the earliest American exports when, in the early sixteenth century, both Columbus and Cortez brought cacao beans back to Spain.
14.
For dark chocolate to be beneficial, cacao or chocolate liquor should be the first ingredient listed, not sugar.
15.
In 1879, Swiss Rodolphe Lindt discovered conching, an essential process in refining chocolate. He discovered it by accident when his assistant left a machine running all night.
16.
Research suggests that dark chocolate boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain.
17.
Ninety percent of modern cacao is made from a type of cacao called forastero (foreigner). However, before the 1800s, cacao was made from a type of bean called criollo. Even though forastero does not taste as good as criollo, it is easier to grow.
18.
During WWII, the Germans designed an exploding, chocolate-covered, thin steel bomb designed to blow up seven seconds after a piece was broken off.
19.
The first chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1937 by Ruth Wakefield who ran the “Toll House Inn.” The term “Toll House” is now legally a generic word for chocolate chip cookie.
20.
The cacao bean naturally contains almost 300 different flavors and 400 separate aromas.
21.
The country whose people eat the most chocolate is Switzerland, with 22 pounds eaten per person each year.
22.
The largest and oldest chocolate company in the U.S. is Hershey’s. Hershey’s produces over one billion pounds of chocolate product annually.
23.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Montezuma II), the 9th emperor of the Aztecs, was known as The Chocolate King. At the height of his power, he had a stash of nearly a billion cacao beans.
24.
Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of candy each year. Nearly half of this is chocolate.
25.
Chocolate was included in WWII soldier rations. According to army specification, it was designed to taste just “a little better than a boiled potato” so soldiers would not eat it too quickly.
26.
One chocolate chip can give a person enough energy to walk 150 feet.

1.
The first chocolate bar was made by the English chocolate company Cadbury in 1842.
2.
In the film Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup for blood in the famous shower scene.
3.
Cacao originated in Central and South America more than 4,000 years ago.
4.
Chocolate has evolved into such a massive industry that between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao for their livelihood.
5.
Reports predict that the global chocolate market will grow to $98.3 billion in 2016.
6.
Cacao trees can live to be 200 years old, but they produce marketable cocoa beans for only 25 years.
7.
The first people to harvest chocolate were the Mokaya and other pre-Olmec peoples who lived in southeast Mexico around 1000 B.C.
8.
It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.
9.
The famous German chocolate cake was named after Sam German, an American, and did not originate in Germany.
10.
People who feel depressed eat about 55% more chocolate than their non-depressed peers.
11.
The word “chocolate” is derived from the Mayan word xocolatl, that means “bitter water.”
12.
Dark chocolate has been shown to be beneficial to human health, but milk chocolate, white chocolate, and other varieties are not.
13.
Chocolate became one of the earliest American exports when, in the early sixteenth century, both Columbus and Cortez brought cacao beans back to Spain.
14.
For dark chocolate to be beneficial, cacao or chocolate liquor should be the first ingredient listed, not sugar.
15.
In 1879, Swiss Rodolphe Lindt discovered conching, an essential process in refining chocolate. He discovered it by accident when his assistant left a machine running all night.
16.
Research suggests that dark chocolate boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain.
17.
Ninety percent of modern cacao is made from a type of cacao called forastero (foreigner). However, before the 1800s, cacao was made from a type of bean called criollo. Even though forastero does not taste as good as criollo, it is easier to grow.
18.
During WWII, the Germans designed an exploding, chocolate-covered, thin steel bomb designed to blow up seven seconds after a piece was broken off.
19.
The first chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1937 by Ruth Wakefield who ran the “Toll House Inn.” The term “Toll House” is now legally a generic word for chocolate chip cookie.
20.
The cacao bean naturally contains almost 300 different flavors and 400 separate aromas.
21.
The country whose people eat the most chocolate is Switzerland, with 22 pounds eaten per person each year.
22.
The largest and oldest chocolate company in the U.S. is Hershey’s. Hershey’s produces over one billion pounds of chocolate product annually.
23.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Montezuma II), the 9th emperor of the Aztecs, was known as The Chocolate King. At the height of his power, he had a stash of nearly a billion cacao beans.
24.
Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of candy each year. Nearly half of this is chocolate.
25.
Chocolate was included in WWII soldier rations. According to army specification, it was designed to taste just “a little better than a boiled potato” so soldiers would not eat it too quickly.
26.
One chocolate chip can give a person enough energy to walk 150 feet.

The first chocolate bar was made by the English chocolate company Cadbury in 1842.

Share This Image

REPLAY GALLERY
Share on Facebook

Replay
26 Sweet Facts About Chocolate

NEXT GALLERY
A Rescued Fox Becomes A Pet

RELATED MEDIA

The first chocolate bar was made by the English chocolate company Cadbury in 1842.

26/26

1/26

Share
Tweet
Flip
Email
Pin It

Tags: epic war cool chocolate information food product great excellent gallery fact facts pretty bar africa weird strange data

NEXT GALLERY A Rescued Fox Becomes A Pet

1. The first chocolate bar was made by the English chocolate company Cadbury in 1842.

2. In the film Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup for blood in the famous shower scene.

3. Cacao originated in Central and South America more than 4,000 years ago.

4. Chocolate has evolved into such a massive industry that between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao for their livelihood.

5. Reports predict that the global chocolate market will grow to $98.3 billion in 2016.

6. Cacao trees can live to be 200 years old, but they produce marketable cocoa beans for only 25 years.

7. The first people to harvest chocolate were the Mokaya and other pre-Olmec peoples who lived in southeast Mexico around 1000 B.C.

8. It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.

9. The famous German chocolate cake was named after Sam German, an American, and did not originate in Germany.

10. People who feel depressed eat about 55% more chocolate than their non-depressed peers.

11. The word “chocolate” is derived from the Mayan word xocolatl, that means “bitter water.”

12. Dark chocolate has been shown to be beneficial to human health, but milk chocolate, white chocolate, and other varieties are not.

13. Chocolate became one of the earliest American exports when, in the early sixteenth century, both Columbus and Cortez brought cacao beans back to Spain.

14. For dark chocolate to be beneficial, cacao or chocolate liquor should be the first ingredient listed, not sugar.

15. In 1879, Swiss Rodolphe Lindt discovered conching, an essential process in refining chocolate. He discovered it by accident when his assistant left a machine running all night.

16. Research suggests that dark chocolate boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain.

17. Ninety percent of modern cacao is made from a type of cacao called forastero (foreigner). However, before the 1800s, cacao was made from a type of bean called criollo. Even though forastero does not taste as good as criollo, it is easier to grow.

18. During WWII, the Germans designed an exploding, chocolate-covered, thin steel bomb designed to blow up seven seconds after a piece was broken off.

19. The first chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1937 by Ruth Wakefield who ran the “Toll House Inn.” The term “Toll House” is now legally a generic word for chocolate chip cookie.

20. The cacao bean naturally contains almost 300 different flavors and 400 separate aromas.

21. The country whose people eat the most chocolate is Switzerland, with 22 pounds eaten per person each year.

22. The largest and oldest chocolate company in the U.S. is Hershey’s. Hershey’s produces over one billion pounds of chocolate product annually.

23. Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Montezuma II), the 9th emperor of the Aztecs, was known as The Chocolate King. At the height of his power, he had a stash of nearly a billion cacao beans.

24. Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of candy each year. Nearly half of this is chocolate.

25. Chocolate was included in WWII soldier rations. According to army specification, it was designed to taste just “a little better than a boiled potato” so soldiers would not eat it too quickly.

26. One chocolate chip can give a person enough energy to walk 150 feet.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

Share This Image

1 Comments

eBaum's Picks

1.
The first chocolate bar was made by the English chocolate company Cadbury in 1842.

2.
In the film Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup for blood in the famous shower scene.

3.
Cacao originated in Central and South America more than 4,000 years ago.

4.
Chocolate has evolved into such a massive industry that between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao for their livelihood.

5.
Reports predict that the global chocolate market will grow to $98.3 billion in 2016.

6.
Cacao trees can live to be 200 years old, but they produce marketable cocoa beans for only 25 years.

7.
The first people to harvest chocolate were the Mokaya and other pre-Olmec peoples who lived in southeast Mexico around 1000 B.C.

8.
It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.

9.
The famous German chocolate cake was named after Sam German, an American, and did not originate in Germany.

10.
People who feel depressed eat about 55% more chocolate than their non-depressed peers.

11.
The word “chocolate” is derived from the Mayan word xocolatl, that means “bitter water.”

12.
Dark chocolate has been shown to be beneficial to human health, but milk chocolate, white chocolate, and other varieties are not.

13.
Chocolate became one of the earliest American exports when, in the early sixteenth century, both Columbus and Cortez brought cacao beans back to Spain.

14.
For dark chocolate to be beneficial, cacao or chocolate liquor should be the first ingredient listed, not sugar.

15.
In 1879, Swiss Rodolphe Lindt discovered conching, an essential process in refining chocolate. He discovered it by accident when his assistant left a machine running all night.

16.
Research suggests that dark chocolate boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain.

17.
Ninety percent of modern cacao is made from a type of cacao called forastero (foreigner). However, before the 1800s, cacao was made from a type of bean called criollo. Even though forastero does not taste as good as criollo, it is easier to grow.

18.
During WWII, the Germans designed an exploding, chocolate-covered, thin steel bomb designed to blow up seven seconds after a piece was broken off.

19.
The first chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1937 by Ruth Wakefield who ran the “Toll House Inn.” The term “Toll House” is now legally a generic word for chocolate chip cookie.

20.
The cacao bean naturally contains almost 300 different flavors and 400 separate aromas.

21.
The country whose people eat the most chocolate is Switzerland, with 22 pounds eaten per person each year.

22.
The largest and oldest chocolate company in the U.S. is Hershey’s. Hershey’s produces over one billion pounds of chocolate product annually.

23.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Montezuma II), the 9th emperor of the Aztecs, was known as The Chocolate King. At the height of his power, he had a stash of nearly a billion cacao beans.

24.
Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of candy each year. Nearly half of this is chocolate.

25.
Chocolate was included in WWII soldier rations. According to army specification, it was designed to taste just “a little better than a boiled potato” so soldiers would not eat it too quickly.

26.
One chocolate chip can give a person enough energy to walk 150 feet.