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Death by Chocolate (Food of the Gods). Facts and Fiction by Howard and Sally Peters. HISTORY FROM THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CULTURES TO 1800. MODERN HISTORY: 1800 TO THE PRESTENT. CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY: THEOBROMA COCOA. HEALTH ASPECTS OF CHOCOLATE. TRIVIA ABOUT CHOCOLATE.
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Death by Chocolate (Food of the Gods) Facts and Fiction by Howard and Sally Peters
HISTORY FROM THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CULTURES TO 1800 MODERN HISTORY: 1800 TO THE PRESTENT CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY: THEOBROMA COCOA
HEALTH ASPECTS OF CHOCOLATE TRIVIA ABOUT CHOCOLATE RECENT PUBLICATIONS “THE EMPERORS OF CHOCOLATE” SAMPLES AND TASTE TESTING
Free Raffle! GUITTARD CHOCOLATE BAR (10 LBS.)
ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE MAYAN OLMEC AZTEC 1500 CORTEZ - MEXICO 1600 TRADE SECRETS SPAIN
PROCESSING COCOA BEAN TO CHOCOLATE BAR GROWING HARVESTING FERMENTING
DRYING PROCESSING ROASTING NIBS GRINDING REMOVAL OF FAT POWDERING
WHITE NIBS MILK SEMI-SWEET BITTER SWEET
1700 - 1800 DUTCH FRENCH SWISS GERMAN BELGIAN ENGLISH AMERICAN COLONIES
THEOBROMINE 3,7-Dimethylxanthine
THEOBROMINE CHEMICAL MAKE-UP • Chemical Name: 3,7-Dimethyl-Zanthine,2,6-Dihydroxy-3,7-Dimethyl-Purine • Appearance: Very fine white powder • Freezing / Melting Point: 563-568 K • Solubility: Slightly Soluble • Molecular Formular: C7H8N4O2 • Molecular Weight: 180.17 g mol-1 • Chemical Stability: Stable under normal temperatures and pressures • Hazardous Decomposition Products: Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Irritating and Toxic fumes and gases, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen • IARC: Group 3 Carcinogen
THEOBROMINE CAFFEINE
TRYPTOPHAN SERATONIN
RESOURCES AVAILABLE Internet Google (11,600,000+ Hits) Books Films Word of Mouth Taste Test
Trivia Lady Godiva Milton Hershey Forrest Mars Russell Stover See’s E.T.
1800 TO PRESENT NESTLE www.nestle.com LINDT www.lindt.com GODIVA www.godiva.com HERSHEY www.hershey.com RUSSELL STOVER www.russellstover.com MARS www.mars.com
SEE’S www.sees.com GHARIDELLI www.gharidelli.com GUITTARD www.guittard.com JOSEPH SCHMIDT www.jschmidtconfections.com SCHARFFENBERGER www.scharffenberger.com
Via Magazine Jan/Feb 2003 p.61-62
Via Magazine Jan/Feb 2003 p.61-62
Percy L. Spencer Inventor of the Microwave Oven
The Grand Girls Megan and Kayleigh
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • American Chemical Society • Santa Clara Valley Local Section • Division of Chemistry and the Law • Dr. James Walsh / ACS Tampa Bay • Dr. Joseph Vinson / U. Scranton • Scharffengerger • Hershey • Jason Garroute, A Taste of Chocolate • Daeron Katz / Silent Planet Productions