Chocolate compare and contrast ppt example
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This document compares and contrasts dark and milk chocolate. It discusses the origins of chocolate among the Olmecs, Mayans and Aztecs in the Americas. While Americans consume around 11 pounds of chocolate per person annually, there is debate around which type is healthier or tastes better. The document outlines that dark chocolate contains cocoa solids and butter while milk chocolate contains milk powder and less cocoa, making it milder and sweeter. It notes dark chocolate may have health benefits like mood elevation that milk chocolate lacks. In the end, both dark and milk chocolate lovers can enjoy in moderation.
Chocolate compare and contrast ppt example
- 1. Which is Better? Comparing and Contrasting Dark vs. Milk Chocolate Anny Student Ms. Zimmerman ENG 101: W06 6 October 2016
- 2. Why all the Fuss? Americans consume about eleven pounds of chocolate per person per year (The Chocolate Store)! This is a lot of chocolate, and with the tide of growing obesity in the US, it is important to know if chocolate contains empty calories or if it can be healthy. Although disagreement on the best type of chocolate does not cause wars, there is often heated debate on which type of chocolate tastes best and which is the healthiest.
- 3. It Began with the Olmecs Although chocolate is often associated with the Swiss, cacao beans are indigenous to the Americas and were exported to Europe. The Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs all cultivated and ate chocolate. Strangely enough, Europeans did not put sugar in their cocoa, but even served it with pepper. The Swiss were the first to add sugar, and that is why it is often associated with Switzerland: the Swiss made it palatable (“History of Chocolate). Little did the Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs realize that someday, one of their favorite foods would also be a favorite food all around the world.
- 4. The Argument People tend to be milk chocolate aficionados or dark chocolate lovers, but their preferences usually rest on how the chocolate tastes and not the health benefits. Dark chocolate can taste bitter to milk chocolate lovers, but the bitterness depends on the level of sugar and is also affected by the lack of milk in the dark chocolate. However, studies prove that dark chocolate has health benefits that are not present in milk or other types of chocolate (“Dark Chocolate”).
- 5. Chocolate is Chocolate! Both milk and dark chocolate are made from cocoa beans. Both types of chocolate are made from ground-up beans that are then liquefied; then, the liquid is made into cocoa solids and cocoa butter. It is the combination of other ingredients that make the chocolate dark or milk (“What are the Differences?”).
- 6. Is all Chocolate Created Equal? Dark chocolate is made with sugar and cocoa bean powder and has a high percentage of cocoa solids and butter. Milk chocolate is made with milk powder, sugar, and a lower amount of cocoa solids and butter. The milk powder and lower percentage of the cocoa that makes milk chocolate milder and sweeter “What are the Difference?”). Your PPT should have more points than this! Because this is an example, I am not going into more depth, but this should give an idea of how the PPT should be formatted. There should be at least two slides on differences.
- 7. The Differences in Health Benefits Because this PPT is an example, I am not going to discuss the differences in health benefits, but if I were, I would continue point by point, listing what experts have to say about the health benefits of dark chocolate vs. milk chocolate. This would take at least two slides. In addition, I would also note that dark chocolate is a mood elevator.
- 8. But what about White Chocolate? I would also add one slide about white chocolate because the readers might be wondering about it.
- 9. Regardless . . . The Mayans so revered chocolate that they called it “food of the gods” (“The History of”). Today, people all over the world seem to agree with this take as humans consume a huge amount every year. For people who are health conscious, chocolate was often considered a guilty pleasure , but with recent studies, it is proven that dark chocolate lovers can indulge their passion (in moderation)and not only receive physical benefits, but can have their moods lightened, as well. Milk chocolate lovers might not make the switch willingly to dark chocolate (and dark is an acquired taste), but in moderation, they can also enjoy their daily intake, as well. Vive le chocolat! And many thanks to the Olmecs who first discovered this wondrous food.
- 10. Works Cited “Dark Chocolate is Good for You.” WebMD, 2016, http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is- healthy-chocolate#1. Accessed 1 Oct. 2016. “History of Chocolate.” The World Atlas of Chocolate, 2003, https://www.sfu.ca/geog351fall03/groups- webpages/gp8/history/history.html. Accessed 30 Sept. 2016. The Chocolate Store, 2016, http://www.thechocolatestore. com/candyfacts.aspx. Accessed 25 Sept. 2016. “What are the Differences between Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, and Milk Chocolate?” Crystal Chocolatier, 2013, http://www.crystalchocolatier.com/what-are-differences-between- dark-chocolate-white-chocolate-and-milk-chocolate.
Editor's Notes
- #6: This slide is point by point—a point is made about milk chocolate, then about dark chocolate.