Amzaing Facts of CHOCOLATE

Amazing Fact of CHOCOLATE

• *It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.(16)
• *German chocolate cake was named after Sam German, an American, and did not originate in Germany.(17)
• *Approximately 70% of the nearly $500 million spent on candy during the week leading up to Easter is for chocolate.(3)
• *Approximately 71 million pounds of chocolate candy is sold during the week leading up to Easter. Only 48 million pounds of chocolate is sold during Valentine’s week. In contrast, over 90 million pounds of chocolate candy is sold in the last week of October leading up to Halloween.(3)
• *Once reserved for the elite, chocolate became available to everyone due to the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution. However, as chocolate became increasingly popular in Europe and America, thousands of people were used as slaves to produce cacao.(16)