MadSci Network: Chemistry |
Not an easy answer by any stretch of the imagination... Chocolate, like
many foods, is made up of a mix of other ingredients like sugar,
cocoa, vanilla, emulsifiers, etc. I suppose it really
depends on the quality of the chocolate you are interested in. You will
also find a lot of information on the label of the chocolate you like to
eat. I did find a web link that might help:
http://netra.netlink.com.au/sweettooth/edu/composition.htm
If you are really asking about cocoa, the answer still is not all that different. Cocoa is an agricultural product, harvested from trees and contains a wide variety of different 'chemical' components. Cocoa contains a fair amount of fat (cocoa butter), theobromine (the stuff that is so bad for dogs), proteins, antioxidants, etc. So, again, I am not really answering your question but I am not sure how to.
Here is one more link I found that might be helpful: http://www.acri-cocoa.org/
Quite a bit of information is available on the Internet if you need more help. Good luck!
Kieran
Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Chemistry.