chocolate, n.Trivia

The Swiss eat the most chocolate per person;10 kilos a year

Guatemala is the origin of both chocolate bars and blue denim

Hawaii is the only US state that grows cacao beans which go into the production of chocolate

Chocolate is actually romantic — bookstore customers are 6 times more likely to buy romantic books if the store smells of chocolate.

American chocolate, especially Hershey's, smells and tastes like vomit to people who are used to eating European chocolate because of the presence of butyric acid, which is what gives parmesan cheese (and vomit), its distinctive smell.

Eating dark chocolate can help reduce anxiety and improve symptoms of clinical depression

The Aztec people often used cocoa beans as currency.

Pure cocoa can help prevent tooth decay.

Chocolate Chip Cookies didn’t exist until 1938.

Many chocolate companies source their chocolate from farms that use slavery and child trafficking to keep production costs low.

Chocolate was once used as currency.

Kool-Aid was once available in chocolate flavor.

Vanilla is used to make chocolate

White chocolate doesn't actually contain any chocolate in it.

Chocolate has a fair amount of caffeine -- there are around 30 milligrams in the average chocolate bar (a cup of coffee has around 100 to 150).

Chocolate contained chili powder instead of sugar.

Hitchcock shot Psycho in black and white because he believed the blood during the shower scene in color would be too much for audiences. He used chocolate syrup instead.

chocolate is water intensive in its production --- 1 pound of chocolate requires 3,170 gallons of water

Sweden is a chocolate-loving country --- The average Swede eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.

40% of the world's almonds supply is used by chocolate manufacturers