Chocolate
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Cocoa
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
Theobromine; Caffeine; ...
DESCRIPTION
Chocolate is made from the T. cacao beans and is one of the world's most common stimulants. It is an extremely popular food, beverage and candy ingredient.
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Mmm...Chocolate, by Lixity
Preliminary Solvent Retrospective, by Psi Locybe
Not Your Mum's Hot Cocoa, by thomasthewalkinghead
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The Cacahuatl Eater; Confessions of an Unabashed Chocolate Addict, by Jonathan Ott
The True History of Chocolate, by Sophie & Michael Coe
Chilies to Chocolate, by N. Fosier & L.S. Cordell
From Chocolate to Morphine, by Andrew Weil
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Earliest chocolate use found in what is now US - AP Wire, Feb 2 2009
Small amounts of dark chocolate lower blood pressure - SF Chronicle, Jul 4 2007
Some sweet news: Chocolate could be good for your memory - SF Chronicle, Feb 19 2007
Flavanols in cocoa can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer - Newstarget.com, Nov 2006
Chocolate may cut heart disease - BBC News, Dec 2005
Chocolate Triggers Feel-Good Chemicals - CNN, Feb 1996
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