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What was the name given to the cacao plant by the scientist Carolus Linnaeus?
What was the name given to the cacao plant by the scientist Carolus Linnaeus?
Theobroma
Who brought cacao beans to Europe for the first time and in what year?
Who brought cacao beans to Europe for the first time and in what year?
Christopher Columbus, around 1502
What was the first country to make milk chocolate and how was it made?
What was the first country to make milk chocolate and how was it made?
Switzerland, by mixing powdered milk with sweetened chocolate
What process did Dutch chocolate makers use in 1828 to get to the center of the cacao bean?
What process did Dutch chocolate makers use in 1828 to get to the center of the cacao bean?
What animals are unable to process some of the chemicals found in chocolate and should never be fed chocolate?
What animals are unable to process some of the chemicals found in chocolate and should never be fed chocolate?
What is the meaning of the scientific name given to the cacao plant?
What is the meaning of the scientific name given to the cacao plant?
Who was the first person to bring cacao beans from the New World to Europe?
Who was the first person to bring cacao beans from the New World to Europe?
Which country invented milk chocolate by mixing powdered milk with sweetened chocolate?
Which country invented milk chocolate by mixing powdered milk with sweetened chocolate?
What is the name of the Dutch chocolate maker who invented a machine that pressed the fat from the cacao bean?
What is the name of the Dutch chocolate maker who invented a machine that pressed the fat from the cacao bean?
Which two countries account for almost half the world's chocolate?
Which two countries account for almost half the world's chocolate?
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Study Notes
Cacao Plant and History
- The cacao plant was named Theobroma cacao by Carolus Linnaeus.
- Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés brought cacao beans to Europe for the first time in 1528.
- Switzerland was the first country to make milk chocolate, and it was made by mixing powdered milk with sweetened chocolate.
Chocolate Processing
- In 1828, Dutch chocolate makers used a process to get to the center of the cacao bean, which involved pressing the fat from the cacao bean.
- Coenraad Johannes Van Houten, a Dutch chocolate maker, invented a machine that performed this process.
Chocolate and Animals
- Dogs and cats are unable to process some of the chemicals found in chocolate and should never be fed chocolate.
Cacao Plant and Geography
- Theobroma cacao, the scientific name of the cacao plant, means "food of the gods" in Greek.
- Hernán Cortés was the first person to bring cacao beans from the New World to Europe.
- Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana account for almost half the world's chocolate.
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