One of the most important delicacies that can be enjoyed by people of all ages is the chocolate that can be found in different varieties and tastes. Several wonderful and weird fun facts are present involving chocolates that people should know about.

Some fun facts to know

• Firstly, cacao beans were used by the early Mayans as currency. It was their strong belief that this ingredient was much more valuable when compared to gold dust. They actually controlled the entire bean production in those days, to ensure that their currency value does not get depreciated in value.
• It is Europeans who are considered to be a die-hard fan of chocolates. Half of the global chocolate production is consumed by them.
• White chocolate cannot be termed to be a chocolate. It is a misapprehension that was being harboured for a long time. to be termed a chocolate, it needs to have cocoa solids as an ingredient. However, there is none in white chocolate. To produce white chocolate, there is used cocoa butter. One can find varieties of chocolates at the online portals. Planning to buy chocolates online can help save precious money.
• It is in the UK that the world’s biggest chocolate bar had been produced, created by Thornton’s to celebrate its centenary. This can be termed to be a real record breaker as it weighed about 5,792.50 kg.
• Theobromine, a powerful stimulant is present in chocolate. Excess\consumption of the same can prove to be fatal to health. but this condition will take place only if the person consumes about 22 pounds at one go, something that is impossible. Theobromine poisoning in the body may cause heart failure, seizures, acute kidney damage and dehydration.
• Toblerone is quite popular across the globe, such that if the bars that are sold annually are kept end to end, then it is likely to stretch more than the circumference of the Earth, which is 62,000 km.
• A good number of people enjoy having chocolate chip cookies. But, this item is termed to be an accidental discovery in 1930, when Ruth Wakefield had run out chocolate. She then used the chocolate pieces in the biscuit dough. Nestles was the chocolate used and later this recipe was sold to the company against lifetime chocolate supply.
• It is Cote d’lvoire in West Africa that supplies majority of the cocoa accounting to about 40% of the world supply.
• 400 cocoa beans are present in one pound of chocolate and approximately 2500 beans are produced by a single cacao tree. Beans are considered to the tree’s seeds. With the trees being delicate, farmers tend to lose around 30% of crops annually.
• The Aztec emperor Montezuma drank chocolate about 50 cups in a day and was served in golden chalice.
• The cacao bean pods were fermented by the ancient people to prepare drinks besides chocolate.
• People in Germany during early November is said to celebrate St. Martin’s Day with mugs full of steaming, delicious\ hot chocolate and sweets.

With so much information and facts about chocolate, one can send chocolates uk of different types.

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