Chocolate
Written by: Clara Shangold & Lily Helphinstine
Do you ever wonder how chocolate is made? Well, I have. Here are some facts about chocolate, and how it is made.
- “Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by ⅓.”
- Chocolate can cause headaches.
- “White chocolate isn’t technically chocolate, as it contains no cocoa solids or cocoa liquor.”
- M&Ms were created in 1941 so soldiers could have chocolate without it melting.
- The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed 5,792.50 pounds
Chocolate is made from cacao beans. Some factories have about a dozen (12) different cacao beans in each recipe. First, they roast the cacao beans in giant ovens for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. The heat actually helps it smell good! Then, they need to take of the shells. It can take up to a week to make a single chocolate bar! The crushed shells are called nibs and crushed nibs makes a thick paste called chocolate liquor. To sweeten it add some sugar. You could eat it now, but it would not taste like chocolate. The sugar and cacao are still both grainy, so in the factory they smush it to make it smoother. Then, it is cotched or run through a machine. Then, add some more cocoa butter, but is hot, so let it cool. You can add decoration if you want, then, you finally have delicious chocolate.
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