Chocolate history

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Derived from the cacao bean, chocolate has been bringing us joy since 1847! We use it to celebrate, bake, decorate and it has been used as currency in the past. To find out all there is to know about the history of chocolate, check out this short but sweet history. #TheFactSite #Facts #Chocolate #MilkChocolate #DarkChocolate #WhiteChocolate #ChocolateIdeas

Contrary to popular belief, chocolate is not native to Belgium or France. In fact, it wasn’t introduced to Belgium or France— or anywhere else in Europe for that matter— until just a few centuries ago.

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Chocolate has become an unaffordable part of our lives. It became not only a treat but our "friend" in good and bad times. Chocolate has been part of our lives for as long as we can remember. However, at first, chocolate was only consumed as a beverage. We do not know for sure when it was created or who was the author of this amazing invention. The inventor of chocolate, as we know it today, is not officially known. Read more about Joseph Fry on our website.

In the following infographic, take a journey through our 4000 cocoa years to discover how our view of chocolate and cocoa has changed, evolved and devolved. Only in the last 200 years has chocolate been available to the masses, and with that so the ultra-nutritious capabilities have been lost.

While cocoa beans are rich in cocoa flavanols, most chocolate is not. Learn more about cocoa flavanols and how chocolate is not an ideal source of cocoa flavanols today!

Did you know that chocolate can release more endorphins than a kiss? It's surprisingly healthy too! Discover why chocolate is the super food you'll love to eat.