{"id":28153,"date":"2017-07-07T18:37:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T18:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=28153"},"modified":"2022-08-11T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T16:58:07","slug":"fun-facts-for-world-chocolate-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/fun-facts-for-world-chocolate-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts for World Chocolate Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1.) Chocolate comes from the fruit of the cacao tree<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The fruit is about the size of a large mango and has a sweet, white pulp with large seeds. Similar to coffee, the seeds must be fermented, dried, and then roasted to get the rich flavor we know of as chocolate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Cacao trees are notoriously tricky to grow<\/a> and are threatened by a number of pests and fungal diseases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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2.) Chocolate doesn\u2019t start off shiny, it has to be \u201ctempered\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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When melted chocolate cools, the cocoa butter forms several different types of crystals. When you heat chocolate, cool it, and then heat it again, it encourages the formation of uniform crystals, which is why the surface changes from dull to glossy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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