Who Invented Chocolate and
Interesting Facts About Chocolate

Who invented chocolate anyway? Find out the place that chocolate originates from and what the first chocolate made was like.

One of the interesting facts about chocolate is that no one person can claim the credit as the inventor of this treat.

It originates in ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America. The first chocolate made was in the form of a drink.

Some scientists say the Aztecs and Mayans were the first to have used the cacao bean, and some say it was the Olmecs.

It is believed that chocolate which comes from the cacao bean and cacao plant or tree was grown somewhere between 1500 BC and 400 BC.

Early Spanish explorers discovered the cacao bean when visiting the ancient region during the 16th Century and brought it back to Europe.

First Chocolate Made was Spicy!

Later, the Spanish explorers brought the cacao beans back home and created other recipes using sugar.

Chocolate became very popular and spread throughout the world. Today this creation is probably one of the worlds most popular treats.

Interesting Facts About Chocolate

• It takes about 400 cacao or cocoa beans to make a pound of chocolate
• Chocolate is Americas favorite flavor and most Americans prefer milk chocolate
• It's one of the richest sources of magnesium
• This treat is considered a gift from heaven
• The chemicals found in chocolate releases serotonin and endorphins in your brain which makes you feel happy
• This is the traditional gift of love and is considered an aphrodisiac
• No link to being the cause of acne has been found

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