Facts

About

Chocolate

 
 
 
 
 

Americans eat 100 pounds of chocolate every second.
That's 10 pounds of chocolate per person per year,
and that translates into 3 billion pounds every year!

Chocolate is the only food that melts exactly at the temperature of the human mouth.

Milk and dark chocolate is toxic to dogs,
but Bowzer is safe with white chocolate,
which doesn't contain cocoa.

A study completed in England indicates that the smell of chocolate
relaxes people while stimulating and exciting the brain.

 According to one survey of 400 Americans, six out of ten of those asked,
 preferred the nut, caramel and cherry fillings found in a box of chocolates.

Chocolate manufacturers use 40% of the almonds,
20% of the peanuts and 8% of the sugar in the world
in combination with approximately 3.5 million pounds of
whole milk EVERY DAY to make milk chocolate!

You'll find many other candies lower in fat than chocolate,
but when it comes to sweets, you need to be concerned about calories...
and calorie for calorie, fat-free candies are no better for you than chocolate.

For just $10,000 you can have Le notre of Paris
sculpt a two-foot solid chocolate bust of yourself.

 The country with the highest consumption of chocolate per capita is Switzerland,
with 22 pounds per person, per year!

 You can eat an ounce of chocolate every day and not gain weight!
Just make a few trade-offs: Skip butter on your bread;
switch to low-fat salad dressing; or go from 2 percent milk to skim milk.

 Chocolate contains antioxidants, which have been found to be good for the heart!
Research indicates that chocolate, the darker the better, may help fight cholesterol.


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