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Chocolate University Online Free Chocolate Information 21 things you must know about chocolate ! Chocolate is made from the fruit of the cacao tree . Cacao pods contain nibs that are crushed to make unsweetened chocolate . When the cacao nibs are crushed , there are fats and solids remaining . The fats are called cocoa butter . The solids are ground into cocoa powder . Chocolate bars may have " % Cacao " or " % Cocoa " printed on the label . This percentage refers to the total content of the cacao ( or cocoa ) solids . White Chocolate does not contain cocoa solids but can be called chocolate by U.S. FDA standards . It must contain cocoa butter . James Baker started America's first chocolate company in Dorchester , Massachusetts in 1765 , based on the advice of John Hannon , a penniless Irish immigrant . " Fair Trade " chocolate means farmers and laborers are paid a fair price for the product rather than being exploited . Products become Fair Trade Certified based on the standards determined by Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International . Organic chocolate is made from ingredients , including the cacao bean , that are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or genetic modifications . In the US , the USDA must inspect a farm before its products can be labeled organic . The world's first chocolate candy was made by Dutch chocolate-maker Conrad Van Houten in 1828 . He pressed the fat from roasted cacao beans to isolate the cocoa butter , and then added it to cocoa powder and sugar . It has been reported that Napoleon carried chocolate with him on his military campaigns , and ate it when he needed quick energy . ' Single-origin ' chocolate indicates that the cocoa beans used to produce the bar are from one region or country . In countries like Ghana and Ivory Coast , people rarely eat chocolate because it is worth more to them as a trade product than as a food . Cacao is dried in the sun for about 7 days before shipped from the country of origin to the chocolate manufacturer . The largest cacao producing countries are Côte d ' Ivoire , Ghana , and Indonesia . Chocolate Liquor is the ground up " nib " of the cocoa bean . Fermentation is an important step in the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate . Now that you 've had a taste of chocolate information , would you like even more trivia ? We have an informational ebook with 201 chocolate facts . Click the link for more information and to order from Amazon for your Kindle .