By Nina and Helen A Brief History 90 percent of chocolates long history it was strictly a beverage and sugar didnt have anything to do with it Etymologists trace the origin of the word chocolate to the Aztec word xocoatl which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans ID: 685555
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Chocolate Analysis: History and Health Benefits
By Nina and HelenSlide2
A Brief History
90 percent of chocolate's long history, it was strictly a beverage, and sugar didn't have anything to do with it.
Etymologists trace the origin of the word "chocolate" to the Aztec word "xocoatl," which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.
Many modern historians have estimated that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research suggests that it may be even older.
Sweetened chocolate didn't appear until Europeans discovered the Americas and sampled the native cuisine.
By the 17th century, chocolate was a fashionable drink throughout Europe, believed to have nutritious, medicinal and even aphrodisiac properties. 1828, a Dutch chemist found a way to make powdered chocolate by removing about half the natural fat (cacao butter) from chocolate liquor, pulverizing what remained and treating the mixture with alkaline salts to cut the bitter taste. His product became known as "Dutch cocoa," and it soon led to the creation of solid chocolate.
The first modern chocolate bar is credited to Joseph Fry, who in 1847 discovered that he could make a moldable chocolate paste by adding melted cacao butter back into Dutch cocoa.
By 1868, a little company called Cadbury was marketing boxes of chocolate candies in England.
In the 20th century, the word "chocolate" expanded to include a range of affordable treats with more sugar and additives than actual cacao in them, often made from the hardiest but least flavorful of the bean varieties (forastero).Slide3
Places Known for Chocolate:
Mexico
Spain
France
Belgium
Switzerland
England
Ivory Coast
Holland
U.S.A.
Countries known for growing cacao
Well Known Examples:Slide4
General Ingredients in Chocolate
Cacao
-Chocolate Liquor
-Cocoa Butter
-Cocoa or Cocoa powder
Sugar
Milk
Emulsifier Slide5
Common Vitamins in Chocolate:
(3% and over)
White Chocolate:
Vitamin E
Vitamin K Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin B6
Folate
Vitamin B12Pantothenic Acid
Milk Chocolate:
Vitamin A Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Thiamin Riboflavin
Niacin Vitamin B6
Folate
Vitamin B12
Pantothenic Acid
Dark Chocolate:
Vitamin K
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin B12
Pantothenic Acid Slide6
Common Minerals in Chocolate:
(3% and over)
White Chocolate:
Calcium
MagnesiumPhosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Zinc
Copper
Selenium
Dark Chocolate:
Calcium
Iron
Magnesium
Phosphorus Potassium
Zinc Copper
Manganese
Selenium
Milk Chocolate:
Calcium
Iron
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Zinc
Copper
Manganese
Selenium
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Fat Content
White
Chocolate
:Total
Fat
: 9g per ounce
Saturated
: 5.4g per ounce
Monounsaturated
: 2.5g per ouncePolyunsaturated: .3g per ounceDark Chocolate:
Total Fat
: 12g per ounce
Saturated: 6.9g per ounce
Monounsaturated: 3.6g per ounce
Polyunsaturated: 0.4g per ounce
Milk Chocolate:
Total Fat:
8.3g
per
ounce
Saturated:
5.2 per ounce
Monounsaturated
: 2g per ounce
Polyunsaturated
: 0.4 per ounceSlide8
Antioxidents - and other Health Benefits
These health benefits are only found in dark chocolate- but it is always important to eat any chocolate in moderation and reduce other fat and sugar intakes when you eat it.
Antioxidants gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are implicated in heart disease and other ailments.
"Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate ... and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate."
Lower Blood Pressure: Studies have shown that consuming a small bar of dark chocolate everyday can reduce blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.
Lower Cholesterol: Dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to 10%.
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White Chocolate
Hershey Cookies 'n' Cream
(based on one serving)
Serving Size: 1.6 oz
Calories: 220
Calories from Fat
: 100
Total Fat
: 12g Saturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 5mg
Sodium: 100mg
Total Carbohydrate: 26g
Sugars
: 19g
Starch: 7g
Fiber: 0gProtein
: 3g
Ingredients:
White Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Nonfat Milk, Lactose, Reduced Minerals Whey, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin and PGPR, Emulsifiers, Vanillin, Artificial Flavor, and Tocopherols, To Preserve Freshness), Enriched Flour(Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thaiamin Monoitrate, Riboflavin, and Folic Acid), Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, (Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil), Contains 2% or less of: Cocoa Processed with Alkai, Whey(milk) Chocolate, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, Soy Lecithin, and Natural and Artificial Flavor.
Lindt White Chocolate
(based on one serving)
Serving Size: 1.47 oz
Calories: 230
Calories from Fat:
130
Total Fat
: 15g
Saturated Fat
: 9g
Cholesterol
: 10mg
Sodium
: 45mg
Total Carbohydrate
: 22g
Sugars
:
23g
Starch
: 0g
Fiber
: 1g
Protein: 3gIngredients: Sugar, Cocoa butter, Milk, Skim Milk, Soya Lecithin (emulsifier), Artificial FlavorSlide10
Milk Chocolate
Hersheys Milk Chocolate
(based on one serving)
Serving Size: 1.47 oz
Calories: 200
Calories from Fat:
100
Total Fat
: 12g
Saturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 10mgSodium:
30mgTotal Carbohydrate:
23g
Sugars: 22g
Starch:
0g Fiber: 1g
Protein: 3gIngredients:
Milk Chocolate (Sugar; Milk; Chocolate; Cocoa Butter; Lactose; Milk Fat; Soy Lecithin; PGPR, Emulsifier; Vanillin, Artificial Flavor).
Lindt Milk Chocolate
(based on one serving)
Serving Size: 1.3 oz
Calories:
220
Calories from Fat:
120
Total Fat:
13g
Saturated Fat:
8g
Cholesterol:
5mg
Sodium:
50mg
Total Carbohydrate:
24g
Sugars:
22g
Starch: 2
g
Fiber:
0g
Protein:
4g
Ingredients:
Sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate, skim milk, soya lecithin (emulsifier), barley malt powder, artificial flavoring.Slide11
Dark Chocolate
Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate:
(based on one serving)
Serving size- 38g/5 blocks
Calories:
180
Calories from Fat:
100
Total Fat:
12g Saturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: < 5mg
Sodium: 12mg
Total Carbohydrates: 23g
-
Sugars 19g
- Starch 1g
- Fiber
3g
Protein:
2g
Ingredients:
sugar; chocolate; cocoa butter; cocoa processed with alkali; milk fat; lactose; soy lecithin; pgpr; emulsifier; vanillin; artificial flavor; milk.
Lindt 90% dark chocolate:
(based on one serving)
Serving size- 40g/4squares
Calories
:
180
Calories from Fat:
100
Total Fat:
22g
Saturated Fat:
13g
Cholesterol:
0
Sodium:
10mg
Total Carbohydrates:
12g
-
Sugars
3g
-
Starch
4g
- Fiber 5g
Protein: 4g
Ingredients: chocolate; cocoa processed with alkali; cocoa butter; sugar; bourbon vanilla beansSlide12
What's
your favorite?
Which of the 6 chocolates did you like the most?
Milk
Hershey's?
Lindt?
Dark
Hershey's?
Lindt?
White
Hershey's?
Lindt?
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Things to Consider
- Eating a small portion of dark chocolate everyday can have large health benefits, but that doesn't mean that you should binge on huge amounts chocolate everyday.
-Remember that the heath benefits of chocolate are mainly found in dark chocolate, but there are vitamins and minerals in all varieties.
-Chocolate is a food high in fats and sugars, and should always be eaten in moderation. Slide14
Analysis
-When you compare servings of chocolate, it is clear that Hershey's has less calories and a larger serving size for their chocolate.
-Hershey's chocolate also usually has more ingredients than Lindt which tends to have closer to the minimum of ingredients required for that type of chocolate.
-Lindt chocolate also tends to have much more fat in it than Hershey's.
-Another interesting thing to consider that the amount of carbohydrates in the Hershey's dark chocolate is almost twice as much as in the Lindt chocolate.
-Lindt chocolate also has either equal or more protein than Hershey's chocolate
-Interestingly enough Hershey's chocolate has lactose added to it along with milk and milk fat; where Lindt only uses milk or in the case of dark chocolate it doesn't use any milk. Because Hershey's puts milk in the dark chocolate, the health benefits become diminished.