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1.July 7 is World Chocolate Day

July 7 is World Chocolate Day， a nod to when chocolate was said to have been first brought to Europe on July 7， 1550.

2.White Chocolate isnt Chocalate

Because it doesnt contain cocoa solids orchocolateliquor，whitechocolateisntchoco-late in the strict sense. But it does contain parts of the cacao bean—mainly cocoa butter.

3.The Cacao bean is used as currency

The Aztecs loved and valued the cacao bean so highly that they used it as currency dur- ing the height of their civilization.

4.Chocalate manufacurers in British con- cocted solid chocalate

The J.S. Fry & Sons shop concocted what they called“eating chocolate”in 1847 by com- bining cocoa butter， sugar， and chocolate liquor.This was a grainy， solid form of the treat.

5.Cadbury Schweppes Pic invented heart- shaped chocalate box

If you ever needed to pick up a last-minute ValentinesDaygiftfromagasstation，nowyou know whom to thank.

6.Napoleon loved chocolate

The popular story is that Napoleon was known to carry chocolate with him on military campaigns for an energy boost.

7.Milk Chocalete was invented in Switzer-land

Daniel Peter created the tasty treat in 1875—after eight years of trying to make his recipe work. Condensed milk ended up being the key ingredient.

8.Most cacao comes from Africa

Despite its Amazonian roots， most cacao—nearly 70 percent of the worlds supply—comes from Africa. C?te dIvoire is the largestsingle producer， providing about 30 percent ofall the worlds cacao.

9.Cocoa tree lives up to 100 years

That may sound impressive， but the tropical beauties only make viable cacao beans forjust 25 years of their lifespan.

10.Chocalate has a special melting point

According to the Library of Congress，chocolate has a melting point between 86° Fand 90°F， which is just below the human bodytemperature. Thats why your favorite candybar will melt in your hands if you dont eat itfast enough.

1.7 月7 日是世界巧克力日

7 月7 日是世界巧克力日，據(jù)說(shuō)這個(gè)節(jié)日

是為了紀(jì)念1550 年7 月7 日巧克力第一次被帶到歐洲。

2.白巧克力不是巧克力

從嚴(yán)格意義上來(lái)說(shuō)，白巧克力不算巧克力，因?yàn)榘浊煽肆Σ缓腆w可可，也不含可可漿。不過(guò)白巧克力中確實(shí)有可可豆的成分，主要是可可脂。

3.可可豆曾被當(dāng)作貨幣使用

阿茲特克人非常喜愛(ài)和重視可可豆，在阿茲特克文明高峰期曾將可可豆當(dāng)作貨幣來(lái)使用。

4.英國(guó)糖果商發(fā)明了固態(tài)巧克力

1847 年英國(guó)巧克力制造商 J.S. Fry & Sons用可可脂、糖和可可漿調(diào)制出了“可以吃的巧克力”。這是一種顆粒狀的固態(tài)甜食。

5.吉百利公司發(fā)明了心形巧克力盒

如果你曾經(jīng)在最后一刻從加油站買(mǎi)過(guò)情人節(jié)禮物，現(xiàn)在你知道應(yīng)該感謝誰(shuí)了。

6.傳說(shuō)拿破侖很愛(ài)吃巧克力

有一個(gè)廣為流傳的故事，就是拿破侖在打仗時(shí)隨身攜帶巧克力來(lái)提神。

7.牛奶巧克力是在瑞士發(fā)明的

在嘗試了八年之后，丹尼爾·皮特終于在1875 年發(fā)明了美味的牛奶巧克力。他的最終配方的關(guān)鍵原料是煉乳。

8.大多數(shù)可可豆產(chǎn)自非洲

盡管可可豆源于亞馬遜河流域，但世界上的多數(shù)可可豆（近 70%）都產(chǎn)自非洲?？铺氐贤呤亲畲蟮目煽啥股a(chǎn)國(guó)，供應(yīng)了全球約30%的可可豆。

9.可可樹(shù)壽命可達(dá)100 年

可可樹(shù)的壽命也許聽(tīng)起來(lái)很驚人，但是這種熱帶植物只有25 年可以出產(chǎn)可可豆。

10.巧克力的熔點(diǎn)比較特殊

美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館的資料顯示，巧克力的熔點(diǎn)在86 到 90 華氏度（30 到 32 攝氏度）之間，比人的體溫還要低一點(diǎn)。這就是為什么如果你吃得不夠快，你最愛(ài)的巧克力棒就會(huì)在你的手中熔化。