Types and Facts about Chocolate

Production of Cocoa

World Consumption

TYPES OF CHOCOLATE• Dark Chocolate• Sweet Dark Chocolate VS Semi-sweet Chocolate• Bittersweet Chocolate• Unsweetened Chocolate• Milk Chocolate• White Chocolate

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•The Aztecs and Mayans Used Cacao Beans as Currency•Cocoa Can Ward Off Tooth Decay•Chocolate Inspired the Invention of the Microwave•Sugar Free Chocolate Is Basically Ex-Lax

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• There are an estimated 1.5 million cocoa farms in West Africa.• Most cocoa 70 percent hails from West Africa.‐‐ ‐‐• The average size of a cocoa farm in West Africa is 7 to 10 acres.• Cote d'Ivoire is the single largest producer of cocoa, providing roughly 40

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• Most of the cocoa beans are harvested in Africa. However, most of the chocolate per capita is consumed in Europe.

Germany – 11.39 kgSwitzerland – 10.77 kgUnited Kingdom – 10.31 kgNorway – 9.8 kgDenmark – 8.57 kg

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