Chocolate: the first love of all children

Chocolate, a sweet confection, loved mainly by children, is made from cocoa beans or cocoa tree. The cocoa tree is a tropical tree that is cultivated in many countries. In the raw state, the beans have a bitter taste. Chocolate, it is said that the word has its origin in the word “xocotati”, it means bitter water. The chocolate we see is obtained after processing the cocoa beans. The raw beans went through many stages of processing.

Cocoa beans are dried in the sunlight. After that cleaning process will take place. You have to roast it and then you have to remove the dry and strong shell so that the cocoa nibs enter. It then goes through the grinding process. The result will be cocoa mass which is the raw form of pure chocolate. It is in liquefied form which is then molded into various shapes and forms according to the choice of the market. Before molding, sugar and other ingredients are added for different flavors and smells.

There are brown chocolates and milk chocolates available in the market. In milk chocolate, the cocoa content is lower, while milk powder or condensed milk is added with enough sugar and other necessary ingredients. Sugar free chocolates are also available. Chocolate is considered energetic due to its alkaloid content. Alkaloids (theobromine and phenethylamine) constitute the body to become energetic.

It also claimed to have the power to lower blood pressure. The antioxidant content of chocolate reduces the formation of free radicals. Africa is now the main producer of cocoa. Among other cocoa producers, India also maintains its position.

There are more than a dozen different chocolate products available on the market now. Drinking chocolate milk, chocolate cakes, chocolate bars, sweets, cocoa drinks and chocolate drinks are also available. Many companies are participating in the business of chocolate and other co-products. As a stimulant that energizes the body, it is commonly used as a health drink. Once cocoa farmers were getting a high price for the cocoa they produced, when cocoa production dropped due to a natural calamity.