CHEM 181 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cocoa Butter, Basal Metabolic Rate, Atkins Diet
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Study: in 1995, 30% of men and 38% of women in canada claimed they liked chocolate more than sex. More than 500 different chemicals in chocolate. Melting point is 36c which implies that it immediately starts melting when placed in your mouth. Aztec term for cocoa is xocoatl which means bitter. Big names: forastero, trinitero, criollo (best, when it is ready, they are picked and split open. Top producer: ivory coast in africa followed by ghana and indonesia. Separate cocoa powder from fat using a compressor: on one side came out cocoa cakes, and the other cocoa butter, cocoa butter has melting point close to body temperature and is used in cosmetics. The dutch process: conrad van houton: treated natural cocoa with an alkali and converted it into powder from which the acid has been neutralized, advantage is that the acidity has been cut down and its solubility has increased. Englishman: mixed cocoa powder and cocoa butter.
