Maybe you consider yourself a chocolate connoisseur. You have probably spent years enjoying, sampling, and giving this incredibly popular gift to others, but here are a few facts which might surprise (and please!) even the most devoted of chocolate-lovers …
- Chocolate was discovered in 1519 by Spanish explorer Hernen Cortez, who happened to come across the Aztec drink ‘cacahuatl’ which was made from ground cacao beans. Hernen introduced the cacao bean to Europe – making him the unsung hero of women around the globe!
- People have been using chocolate for medicinal purposes since way back – the Mayans and Aztecs knew that mixing cacao beans with common plant extracts could help alleviate everything from toothaches to heartburn.
- It is an amazing source of iron … just one 50gm bar of dark chocolate will give you about 95% of your recommended daily intake.
Antioxidants abound in chocolate; in fact, you get more from 50gms of dark chocolate than you would in two days’ worth of fruit and vegetables! - Dark chocolate is packed full of good stuff, including important vitamins B, A, E, K, and also folic acid.
Chocolate Lovers
At Wickedly Gourmet, we love chocolate for all of these reasons, and, also because as you all should know … chocolate makes you happy!
Experience the feel-good effects of chocolate, and purchase some of our hand-crafted gift range today.
