Death by Chocolate (Food of the Gods) HISTORY FROM THE MAYA

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Death by Chocolate (Food of the Gods)

• Facts and Fiction
• by
• Howard and Sally Peters

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HISTORY FROM THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CULTURES TO 1800
MODERN HISTORY 1800 TO THE PRESTENT
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY THEOBROMA COCOA
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HEALTH ASPECTS OF CHOCOLATE
TRIVIA ABOUT CHOCOLATE
RECENT PUBLICATIONS THE EMPERORS OF CHOCOLATE
SAMPLES AND TASTE TESTING
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ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE
MAYAN OLMEC AZTEC
1500 CORTEZ - MEXICO
1600 TRADE SECRETS SPAIN
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ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE
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PROCESSING COCOA BEAN TO CHOCOLATE BAR
GROWING
HARVESTING
FERMENTING
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DRYING
PROCESSING ROASTING NIBS
GRINDING
REMOVAL OF FAT
POWDERING
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WHITE
NIBS
MILK
SEMI-SWEET
BITTER SWEET
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HISTORY
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1700 - 1800
DUTCH
FRENCH
SWISS
GERMAN
BELGIAN
ENGLISH
AMERICAN COLONIES
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THEOBROMINE
3,7-Dimethylxanthine
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THEOBROMINE CHEMICAL MAKE-UP

• Chemical Name 3,7-Dimethyl-Zanthine,2,6-Dihydro
  xy-3,7-Dimethyl-Purine
• Appearance Very fine white powder
• Freezing / Melting Point 563-568 K
• Solubility Slightly Soluble
• Molecular Formular C7H8N4O2
• Molecular Weight 180.17 g mol-1
• Chemical Stability Stable under normal
  temperatures and pressures
• Hazardous Decomposition Products Nitrogen
  Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Irritating and Toxic
  fumes and gases, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen
• IARC Group 3 Carcinogen

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CAFFEINE
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CAFFEINE
THEOBROMINE
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BETA PHENETHYLAMINE
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SERATONIN
TRYPTOPHAN
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CATACHIN
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RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Internet
Google (11,600,000 Hits)
Books
Films
Word of Mouth
Taste Test
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Trivia
Lady Godiva
Milton Hershey
Forrest Mars
Russell Stover
Sees
E.T.
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1800 TO PRESENT
NESTLE
www.nestle.com
LINDT
www.lindt.com
GODIVA
www.godiva.com
HERSHEY
www.hershey.com
RUSSELL STOVER
www.russellstover.com
MARS
www.mars.com
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SEES
www.sees.com
GHARIDELLI
www.gharidelli.com
GUITTARD
www.guittard.com
JOSEPH SCHMIDT
www.jschmidtconfections.com
SCHARFFENBERGER
www.scharffenberger.com
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Lady Margaret Thatcher
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Milton Hershey ca. 1887
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Milton Hershey 1932
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Domingo Ghirardelli
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Via Magazine
Jan/Feb 2003 p.61-62
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Via Magazine
Jan/Feb 2003 p.61-62
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Percy L. Spencer
Inventor of the Microwave Oven
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The Grand Girls
Megan and Kayleigh
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• American Chemical Society
• Santa Clara Valley Local Section
• Division of Chemistry and the Law
• Dr. James Walsh / ACS Tampa Bay
• Dr. Joseph Vinson / U. Scranton
• Scharffengerger
• Hershey
• Jason Garroute, A Taste of Chocolate
• Daeron Katz / Silent Planet Productions