Wh questions
How much chocolate is shipped out each year?
3 million tons
Why do you think humans have been eating chocolate for so long?
Because it tastes good.
What happens to the chocolate bars once they leave the factory?
They are shipped to stores and sold.
Who discovered the secrets of the cocao tree?
the Mayans
Why might people not want air bubbles in their chocolate?
They would get less chocolate.
Yes because humans have been eating chocolate for thousands of years.
Where does most of the worlds' supply of cacao come from?
Near the equator.
Why would people need cocoa powder instead of regular chocolate?
For baking and to make hot chocolate.
Will the way people harvest cacao pods ever change?
No, because the pods are delicate and have been harvested like that for thousands of years.
What is the cocoa meat called?
the nib
Why would people plant cacao trees near the equator?
Because it is hot and humid and grows well there.
Because cacao trees are very delicate, how do the pods need to be harvested?
One by one.
Who invented milk chocolate?
Daniel Peter
Why do you think the chocolate industry is so big?
Because people like chocolate and candy bars.
When cacao bens are roasted, what happens?
They turn brown and the moisture is reduced.