About 1,300 years ago, people mixed cultivated cocoa beans with grain powder and red pepper to make a drink. This is the prototype of chocolate. As a functional "drink" at that time, its taste can be imagined.

People who have bought a whole piece of chocolate must have discovered, what is the use of the "grooves" on the chocolate. Is it just to look good, or to cut corners, or is there something else tricky?

In fact, many people have misunderstood it, and the answer may be different from what you think!

Chocolate is generally divided into three types, black, white, and milk, and its raw material is cocoa beans. Regardless of the big brand, chocolate congeals from a liquid to a solid. Merchants usually use some templates for modeling in order to make it look more complete when making it.

Many people think that the grooves on the top of the chocolate are the merchants cutting corners. In fact, it is not. The purpose of the business is to make the chocolate cohesion better.

These grooves allow the chocolate to touch a larger area, solidify faster, and at the same time be more uniform and taste better.

Also, it is easier to break apart, which is also related to the number of grooves.

Do you pick chocolate? There are so many varieties of chocolate that it can be confusing to choose.

Here is a very simple way to choose chocolate, remember the key word 65%~75%.

Good chocolate has a cocoa content between 65% and 75%. This kind of chocolate tastes rich and not bitter, and it tastes healthier.

There is also a chocolate truffle, which is the creation of a chocolatier and has nothing to do with real truffles. Those cheap truffle chocolates on the market are basically made of cocoa butter instead. Very unhealthy, try not to buy.

Raw chocolate is not, strictly speaking, chocolate. It is a chocolate product made of chocolate. Although it does not belong to chocolate, its calories and sweetness are higher than chocolate.

The most important point, everyone should keep in mind. Snacks with added cocoa butter should be eaten less!

Cocoa butter substitute is actually non-cocoa vegetable oil. It may contain trans fatty acids, the price is very cheap, and the taste is not very good. Regular consumption will have adverse effects on the body.

It is recommended that everyone read the ingredient list, especially mothers not to buy it for their children.