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What is chocolate?
- Chocolate – raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree.[1] The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented to improve the flavour. Chocolate is a popular ingredient in confectionery items and candies.
What type of thing is chocolate?
Chocolate is a type of:
- Food – substance to provide nutritional support for the body, ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, and/or stimulate growth.
- Confectionery – the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well.
- Candy – confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavourings and colourants are added. Candies come in numerous colours and varieties and have a long history in popular culture.
- Ingredient – substance that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense). For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish. Chocolate is often used as an ingredient in dessert items, such as cakes and cookies.
- Confectionery – the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well.
What is chocolate made of?
Necessary ingredients
Optional ingredients
Substances found in cacao
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- Phenethylamine – psychoactive drug that is usually inactive when orally ingested because most of it is metabolized into phenylacetic acid by monoamine oxidase (MAO), preventing significant concentrations from reaching the brain[2][3]
- Theobromine – also known as xantheose,[4] it contains no bromine[5] and has a similar, but lesser, effect to caffeine
- Theophylline – methylxanthine drug found in tea leaves
Source of cocoa
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- By country
Types
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- By country
Production methods
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Producers and trade organizations
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Brands
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Edibles
- Brand names:
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- Cereals
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- Chocolates –
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Drinks
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History
Effects on health
Other articles
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- Military chocolate
References
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External links
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- The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa – Freely downloadable book from Project Gutenberg
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