chocolate
Chocolate comes from a plant.
botanical information:
Chocolate comes from cacao beans. Cacao beans are the seeds of the cocao tree.
origin:
Origin: Mexico and Central America.
history:
History: The Aztecs and the Mayans had the first cacao plantations.
nutritional information:
Chocolate is a source of copper.
An Aztec drink called chocolati was made by mixing crushed cacao beans and water. Chili peppers and vanilla were sometimes added for flavoring. Montezuma II (emperor of the Aztecs from 1502 to 1520) drank chocolati from golden goblets. He said It is the divine drink that builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food..
Europeans added cane sugar to make modern chocolate.
Mole poblano is a common mexican sauce made from cacao and chiles and used on chicken and turkey. This sauce was created by nuns at the convent of Santa Rosa in Puebla, Mexico, in the 17th century.

cautions and contraindications:
Cautions and contraindications: Chocolate (especially dark chocolate) should never be fed to cats or dogs.




