- Fine dark chocolate can help lower your cholesterol.
- Fine dark chocolate has a high magnesium count, which can be helpful during menustration when a woman's body craves magnesium.
- Chocolate has a melting point of 34°C, which is just below body temperature. This is why it melts immediately after being placed in your mouth.
- In the 17th Century, hot chocolate was made with a selection of spices and peppers to flavor the cocoa. Try Organic Planet's Xocolatl Hot Cocoa Mix!
- Cocoa contains over 500 distinct flavor compounds, resulting in a complex blend of flavor and aromas.
- Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, an amino acid which has aphrodisiac properties.
- Only real vanilla is used in fine chocolates. Most commercial brands contain vanillin, an artificial vanilla.
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