Chocolate Facts you should know for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is one of the busiest chocolate buying days of the whole year.
Americans eat an average of twenty two (22) pounds of candy each year,
or approximately 2.8 BILLION pounds annually, split almost equally between
candy and chocolate. That is far less than most Europeans consume.
The Midwest and the Northeast consume more candy per region than the South,
Southwest, West or Mid-Atlantic states.
The American palette prefers milk chocolate, approximately ninety two (92) percent,
but dark chocolate’s popularity is growing rapidly.
American chocolate manufacturers use about 1.5 billion pounds of milk only
surpassed by the cheese and ice cream industries.
They also consume approximately 3,500,000 pounds of whole milk.
Chocolate manufacturers currently use forty (40) % of the world’s almonds
and twenty (20) % of the world’s peanuts.
As of 2006, consumers spent more than $7,000,000 a year on chocolate
related products.
- Several medical studies show that eating chocolate in moderation
can actually prolong your life by reducing risk of blood clots and
fighting bad cholesterol.
- Chocolate is not physically addictive and does not cause acne,
as shown in several medical studies.
- Chocolate is not high in caffeine. A 1oz bar of milk chocolate contains only
5-6mg of caffeine. This is significantly less than in coffee, tea, and soft drinks.
- In general, the shelf life for chocolate is a year.
- Chocolate is America’s favorite flavor, according to recent surveys
with a little over 50% of adults preferring chocolate to other flavors.
- Chocolate is the most commonly craved food in North America.
40% of American women and 15% of American men are “chocoholics”.
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