Food product made from cocoa beans, consumed as candy and used to make beverages and as a flavouring ingredient or coating for various confections and bakery products.
Rich in carbohydrates, it is an excellent source of quick energy and also contains minute amounts of the stimulating alkaloids theobromine and caffeine.
At the court of Montezuma, the Aztec ruler of Mexico, in 1519, Hernán Cortés was served xocoatyl, a bitter cocoa-bean drink, which he introduced to Spain.
Sweetened, flavoured with cinnamon and vanilla, and served hot, the beverage remained a Spanish secret for almost a hundred years before its introduction to France.
In the 17th century, chocolate houses spread throughout Europe.
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