About 3 million tons of cocoa is produced around the world each year The main cocoa producers (in order of production quantity) are: Ivory Coast Ghana Indonesia Brazil Nigeria Malaysia Ecuador Colombia Dominican Republic Mexico According to the Chocoloate Manufacturers Association, chocolate and confectionery industries provide approximately 300,000 jobs.	Did you know if you eat 5 letters of WORD chocolate (about the size of a candy bar) you are consuming the amount of caffeine of 1 DECAFFEINATED cup of coffee! FACE UP TO IT! According to the Mayo Clinic Nutrition Letter, chocolate consumption does not cause or aggravate acne. Concerned About Heart Disease? More Chocolate Please! Phenolics, antioxidant chemicals in chocolate, stop the LDL (cholesterol) from oxidizing, and this may protect us from the risk of heart disease.
CHOCO-HISTORY TRIVIA QUIZ: (Answers at bottom) 1. What famous American wrote a letter to John Adams in 1785 declaring chocolate's superiority over tea and coffee for both health and nourishment? 2. What King first established the position of "Royal Chocolate Maker to the King?" 3. What famous lovers used chocolate as a means of seduction? 4. Who is said to have owned the most expensive porcelain chocolate serving piece ever made?   Answers: (1) Thomas Jefferson (2) King Louis XIV (3) Casanova and the Marquis de Sade (4) Madame de Pompadour