• Over 1500 flavour components have been identified in chocolate, making it one of the most complex chemical mixtures known.
• Chemicals in chocolate can affect your brain, potentially making you feel happier and more alert.
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆?
A confectionery product characterised by the presence of cocoa bean derivatives,’ namely cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa solids.
𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌-𝑴𝒆-𝑼𝒑
Theobromine [𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝟕𝐇𝟖𝐍𝟒𝐎𝟐] is an alkaloid, a family of compounds that many plants produce, including the cacao plant. Chocolate is the richest natural source of theobromine, but coffee and tea contain some of it too. Theobromine chemically resembles caffeine and has a similar stimulating effect on our brains. The combination of theobromine and caffeine found in chocolate is believed to create the small lift we feel after eating it.

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