Fun Facts

Whilst browsing the internet, I found a number of interesting facts about chocolate that I thought I would share with you.

- 90% of the worlds cacao is grown on small family run farms, no larger than 12 acres.
- A cocoa pod contains an average of 42 beans. It takes approximately 270 cocoa beans to make a pound of chocolate.
- Allergies to chocolate are reportedly uncommon.
- Although not scientifically proven, chocolate is believed by many, to be an aphrodisiac. The theory is supported by the fact that chocolate does contain among many chemicals the stimulants: caffeine, theobromine, and phenyethylamine
- In Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho" chocolate syrup was used to indicate blood in the famous shower scene.
- Chocolate is considered a valuable energy source. It is believed that a single chocolate chip can provide enough energy for an adult to walk 150 ft.
- On average, 66,000 Creme Eggs are made every hour
- In Shanghai and Hong Kong, chocolate in a blue wrapper won't sell, as the Chinese associate blue with death.