CHOCOLATE

A presentation by me

Chocolate: The Beginning

The Mayans were the first recorded people to grow and drink chocolate.

The Aztecs used liquid chocolate as an aphrodisiac. They also believed it was the drink of the gods.

Chocolate Comes to Europe

In 1528 Hernando Cortes brought back the Cocoa pod and the Mayan drink from his voyage to South America.

The chocolate drink was regarded as a luxury for the upper classes.

1847-the 1st chocolate bar.

Mass Produced Chocolate

YUM

The Industrial Revolution saw the advent of many factory machines capable of producing thousands of chocolate bars. 1879-Cadburys opens their first chocolate factory.

Chocolate today

Chocolate is now available worldwide, in every supermarket, confectionary store and vending machine

Cadbury’s have different types of Dairy Milk Chocolate alone.

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>20% cocoa solids

Thank you and goodbye

Thanks for listening. One final point to remember:

Chocolate makes you good at maths