If you’ve found yourself licking off your fingers wondering what a perfectly amazing creation it is and how little you know about it, then here’s some help.
Do you know chocolate carries the potential to make you feel like you’re falling in love? Although, it is not an aphrodisiac, as commonly believed by ancient Aztecs, it however contains Phenylethylamine (PEA) which is a natural substance reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love. Hence, heartbreaks and loneliness make for great excuses to indulge in chocolate.
Chocolate contains a lot less caffeine in comparison to coffee. There is about 5 to 10mg of caffeine in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, 5mg in milk chocolate and 10mg in six-ounce cup of cocoa; by contrast, there is 100 to 150mg of caffeine in a eight-ounce cup of brewed coffee. You would have to eat about a dozen of Hershey bars in order to match up to the amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee.
Notice a sudden energy boost as soon as you eat a piece of chocolate? This is because chocolate has long been heralded as a great source of energy and liveliness. One chocolate chip provides sufficient food energy for an adult to be able to walk 150feet. Hence, it would take 35 chocolate chips to go a mile, or 875,000 for an around-the-world hike.
So, the next time you’re among a group of friends sharing Belgian chocolate (you do share, don’t you?), take a moment to impress them with your knowledge of this wonderfully delicious indulgence.
