13 Facts About CHOCLATE

Hi Everyone and here are some of the Faces about Choclates which most of you might have never heard. 
And we dedicate this post to all choclate lovers. 
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• The word chocolate comes from “Xocolatl,” the Aztec word that means “bitter water.”  
  

• The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which trigger relaxation.

• More than 50 percent of adults in the US prefer chocolate to any other flavor.

• The guy who invented the chocolate chip cookie sold the idea to Nestle Toll House. Not for money, but for a lifetime supply of chocolate

• The world’s biggest chocolate bar weighs 12,770 pounds.

• Eating chocolate can help prevent tooth decay and works as an anti-bacterial agent.

• People who suffer from depression are said to eat about 55 percent more chocolate than their non-depressed peers. 
  

• Dark chocolate has more cacao (the beans that chocolate are made from) and less sugar than other chocolates, so it is considered healthier than milk and white chocolate

• Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of candy annually. About half of it is chocolate.

• About 40 percent of almonds produced in the world are made for chocolate products. Without chocolate, the almond is nothing!

• A single chocolate chip can give you enough energy to walk 150 feet.

• Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one third.