The
nutritional and energy qualities of the chocolate were very
appreciated by the Spanish during the early New World
colonization .
Today, it is
used by the sport competitors as chocolate is an excellent
energy booster thanks to its constitutes (iron, magnesium, ...).
as a great Spanish man says "When somebody has ate it, he is
able to travel all day without tiredness and eating |
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Since the time
of Aztecs&Mayas who have initiated cocoa consumption, the
chocolate has always been considered as a sexual stimulant. Even
the Aztec emperor Montezuma drank it to "have women access". The
theologian Fransiscus Rauch wrote in 1624 "that beverage drank
in convents inflame passions". |
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In the 16th
century, the Spanish aristocratic ladies consumed chocolate
everywhere even in church. did it help them supporting the too
long Masses ? Today, we know that chocolate contains "
pheryletylanine " which would have a positive action in case of
nervous depression. |
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