chocolate

HISTORY OF HERSHEY BAR   The Hershey Bar is The Hershey Company's trademark candy bar, founded by Milton Hershey of Pennsylvania. The initial form was a square of milk chocolate. Hershey's milk chocolate candy bar was first introduced in 1900, followed by other Hershey's bars like Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds in 1908. Milton Snavely Hershey, who aspired to make a new sort of caramel in the late 1880, invented the procedure for making Hershey's chocolate. Milton had previously learned how to make a soft caramel with milk while working at a candy shop, and he thought it was superior to the competition. As caramel reached its zenith and became oversaturated, Milton Hershey looked for a new major hit product in the snack and candy business. He discovered that chocolate was popular among Europeans, and Swiss chocolate with a lot of milk seemed to be especially popular among the many chocolate goods. Milton believed that chocolate was the future of confectioner...

COUVERTURE CHOCOLATE   Chocolate manufactures and skilled bakers utilize a particular type of chocolate called Couverture . With a high cocoa butter concentration, this chocolate is richer and creamier than regular bar or eating chocolate, making it perfect for molding, coating and dipping. The majority of the world's couverture chocolate is produced by less than 100 companies around the world. Some of these companies solely make couverture for their own private lines, while others sell to chocolatiers that don't have the facilities or know-how to make it in-house. There are a few qualities that set couverture chocolate apart. The first is the level of excellence. Chocolate scouts travel the globe for the greatest cocoa beans, while experts labour to develop the right bean blend to assure a very specific flavor profile. Smaller chocolate firms search out rare and interesting crops to make their chocolate unique, while larger chocolate companies like Hershey and Mars invest heav...

  HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE  Chocolate is a delicacy derived from cocoa beans that is eaten as candy and used to flavor and coat various confections and bakery products. It's high in carbohydrates and includes trace amounts of the stimulating alkaloids theobromine and caffeine, making it a great source of fast energy. The Maya, Toltec and Aztec peoples planted the cacao tree about 3,000 years ago, and used its fruit, the cocoa bean, to make a beverage (sometimes as a ceremonial drink) as well as use it as a money. Chocolate was considered the meal of gods by the Maya, who revered the cacao tree and buried officials with bowls of the stuff . In reality, comprehending the Maya's phonetic writing style required identifying the (Olmec-derived)word ka-ka-w ("cacao") engraved on those containers. Spain was the first European country to include chocolate into its cuisine, however the exact circumstances are unknown. After his fourth voyage in 1502, Christopher Columbus is believe...

 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT COCOA BEANS The cocoa bean is the fruit of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a tropical plant native to the Americas' equatorial regions. The fluid paste, or liquor, is made from the processed cocoa bean and is used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.  The word "cocoa" is derived from the Nahuatl word "cacahuatl", which is taken from the Spanish word "cacao". Theobroma Cacao is the botanical name for the cacao (or cocoa) tree. Here, some of the Interesting facts about cocoa beans are: 1. Theobroma Cacao is the botanical name for the cacao (or cocoa) tree. The name comes from the Greek words 'theos ', which means gods, and 'broma ', which means food. (The food of God= theo+ broma.) 2. The cocoa plant comes in three varieties: Criollo (Central America), Forastero (Wesy Africa and South America) and Trinitario (North America)  3. Cocoa Beans as Money- Mayans and Aztecs used cacao beans as money to purchase f...

 HISTORY OF KITKAT   Rowntree's, a confectionery manufacturer located in York, United Kingdom, patented the terms "Kit Cat" and "Kit Kat" in 1935 , and the "Kit Kat" brand was born. The original Kit Kat appeared in the 1920s when Rowntree developed a brand of boxed chocolates called "Kit Cat", despite the names not being used at the time. This trend lasted until the 1930s, when Rowntree's concentrated on its "Black Magic" and "Dairy Box" trademarks. The "Kit Cat" brand suffered as a result of the advertising of competing items and was eventually phased out. The initial four-finger bar was created after a worker at Rowntree's York Factory suggested a snack that "a man could take to work in his pack".  The bar was first offered in London and throughout Southern England on August 29, 1935 , under the name "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp" . In 1937, the product's official name was c...

  FACTS ABOUT WHITE CHOCOLATE   White Chocolate has a sweet, unique, and creamy flavor that distinguishes it from the other two chocolates, dark and milk chocolate. It is a chocolate confection that is pale ivory in color and is produced from milk solids, cocoa butter, sugar, and occasionally vanilla. White Chocolate is devoid of cocoa solids, which are found in dark and milk chocolates, respectively.  The key element in the other two forms of chocolate is cocoa solids, which are absent in white chocolate. Its white hue comes from the absence of this component. It is prepared with a combination of sugar, milk products, vanilla, cocoa butter and lecithin, a fatty component. White Chocolate has a variety of health benefits that most of us are unaware of. So, here are several white chocolate facts that you should be aware of : 1. White Chocolate is manufactured from cocoa butter, which comes from the cacao plant, which is rich in antioxidants such as flavonoids. White choco...

 RUBY CHOCOLATE   Ruby Chocolate was introduced in late 2017 by the Belgian chocolate producer Barry Callebaut Group. To Manufacture ruby chocolate, Callebaut employs the "ruby cocoa bean", which is found in Ecuador, Brazil, and the Ivory Coast. The ruby beans may sound unique, but according to the Novel York, they are not new genetically. "They are derived from the same species of cacao plant that produces the chocolate we are familiar with", the New York Times writes. The beans that earn ruby status have a specific blend of ingredients, according to a Callebaut spokesman, who declined to elaborate further. History of Ruby Chocolate Callebaut stated in 2004 that it had identified a new form of cocoa bean: the "ruby" cocoa bean. However, it took the corporation well over a decade to get its product to market. "Ruby chocolate addresses a new consumer need observed among Millennials- Hedonistic indulgence," said Peter Boone, Barry Callebaut's C...

 HISTORY OF CADBURY   Cadbury, the world's largest chocolate candy company, was founded in Birmingham in 1824 by a young Quaker called John Cadbury. At his establishment, John sold coffee, tea, drinking chocolate and cocoa. John hoped that his product would serve as an alternative to alcohol, which he believed was a major source of poverty. He also sold mustard and hops. John had high quality standards for all of his items, as did many Quakers. Quakers were barred from attending university in England at the time since it was associated with the established church, and their pacifist views prevented them from entering the military. Due to the scarcity of prospects, Quakers frequently pursued careers in business and devoted their time to social reform missions.  John was selling 11 types of cocoa and 16 types of drinking chocolate by 1842. Cadbury Brothers of Birmingham was formed when John's brother Benjamin joined the company. In 1854, the Cadbury brothers established a L...

  COCOA Cocoa is a highly concentrated powder formed from chocolate liquor, which is a paste made from cocoa beans , the cacao fruit, and is used in beverages and as flavoring ingredient. Chocolate and chocolate confections rely heavily on cocoa.  The Cocoa bean is the seed of cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a tropical plant native to the Americas' equatorial regions. The fluid paste, or liquor, is made from the processed cocoa bean and is used to make cocoa powder and chocolate. Chocolate is sold to consumers in the form of solid eating chocolate bars, packed cocoa, and baking chocolate. Confectioners use it to coat candy bars and boxed or bulk chocolates, bakery product producers and bakers use it to coat a variety of cookies and cakes, and ice cream companies use it to coat frozen novelty items. Cocoa powders, chocolate liquor, and mixtures of the two are used in great quantities to flavor a variety of foods and to supply the flavors in  "chocolate" items such as syru...

 FACTS ABOUT CADBURY   Cadbury is a worldwide confectionery firm based in the United Kingdom that has been entirely owned by Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods) since 2010. Cadbury is based in Uxbridge, London, and has operations in more than 50 countries across the world.  Cadbury is one the best chocolate brands in the world. It is famous for its Dairy Milk chocolate, Roses, and a variety of other confectionery items.    So, here are a few interesting facts about our favorite Cadbury: 1. John Cadbury founded a grocer's shop in Birmingham in 1824, selling cocoa and drinking chocolate he made himself with a pestle and mortar. 2. In 1855, Queen Victoria gave Cadbury a Royal Warrant to  "produce cocoa and chocolate for Queen Victoria."  3. Cadbury used a lot of cocoa butter left over after creating Cocoa Essence to manufacture the first bar of milk chocolate in 1897 . 4. Cadbury was the first to create a heart-shaped box . Customers used the...

 CHOCOLATE SYRUP   Chocolate syrup is a chocolate-flavored, sweet condiment. It is frequently used as a topping or dessert sauce for multiple desserts, such as ice cream, or blended with milk and ice cream to make a chocolate milkshake, or mixed with milk to make chocolate milk, dip fruit and nuts. It also used to top cakes and puddings.  Chocolate syrup is sold in a variety of consistencies, varying from a thin liquid that can be drizzled from bottle to a thick sauce that necessitates to be spooned onto the dessert item. Chocolate Syrup mainly includes the ingredients such as cocoa powder, water and sugar and natural and artificial flavorings. The uses of chocolate syrup are endless.. From a bowl of ice cream topped with chocolate to the treat of freshly made chocolate milk, There are multiple uses of chocolate syrup. Here are some of the Chocolate Syrups: 1. Hershey's Chocolate Syrup 2. Nestle Nesquik Chocolate Syrup 3. JINDAL COCOA Classic Chocolate Syrup  4. Veeb...

HERSHEY's  The Hershey Company, also known as Hershey's, is an American multinational corporation that is one of the world's leading chocolate producers. It also sells baked goods such as cakes and cookies, as well as the beverages such as milkshakes and a variety of others that are made around the world. Hershey, Pennsylvania, is home to Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World, as well as the company's headquarters. Milton S. Hershey created the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894 as a subsidiary of his Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey produces the products such as Chocolates, Syrups, Baking products and so on. So, here are some of the Hershey's Chocolates: 1. Hershey's Milk Chocolate 2.Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate 3.Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds 4.Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme 1. Hershey's Milk Chocolate Hershey's Milk chocolate is a chocolate bar produced by the Hershey company. Fresh milk delivered directly from lo...