Naked Chocolate · The Astonishing Truth About the World's Greatest Food by Wolfe, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright A Note to the Reader A Note on References Acknowledgments from David Acknowledgments from Shazzie Table of Contents Introduction

David Shazzie Cacao’s Properties

Part I: Cacao

Legends of Cacao Theobroma Cacao A Brief History of Chocolate Money Does Grow on Trees

Part II: Scientific Properties of Chocolate

Chemical Composition of Cacao Magnesium Antioxidants Methylxanthines: Theobromine and Caffeine Phenylethylamine Anandamide (the Bliss Chemical) Neurotransmitter Modulating Agents Tryptophan

Part III: Exotic Properties of Chocolate

Aphrodisia Nobility Nature’s Prozac (Anti-Depressant Properties of Cacao) Tryptamines, Phenylalanines, Lactones and Cannabinoids Chocolate As Medicine Chocolate And Pregnancy Chocolate Yoga Overcoming Chocolate Addictions Saving The Planet With Chocolate

Part IV: Chocolate Alchemy

Curing by Contraries Naked Chocolate Organic Food The Ancient Chocolate Drink Cacao’s Best Friends Other Old and New Friends of Cacao What to do with Cacao Beans? The New Cacao Beverage The Recipes

Commonly Used Kitchen Equipment Icons Water Chocolate Powder and Cacao Powdered Green Superfood Almond Chewy Squares Cinnamon Rolls Green Coconut and Durian Soup The Great Glass Elevator Powerful Sticky Nuts Papaya Cheezes Blackies Raspberry Berets Prince Pondicherry’s Cherry Cake Violet’s Violent End Dark Chocolate Sauce Light Chocolate Sauce Chocolate Caramel Sauce Chocolate Mylk Kick Cacao, Hemp and Banana Shake Rich Calcium Shake Chocovanilla Shake Mr Slugworth Grandpa Joe on the Go Hot Chocolate Chocolate del Diablo Chocolate Bar Chocolate Bar II Life by Chocolate Chocolate Fudge Fudge Reloaded Cosmic Pepperman’s Raw Chocolate Chip Pistachio Mint Ice Cream Speckled Ice Cream Mould with Blackcurrant Coulis Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies Black Forest Cookies Mint and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Happy Lemon Boats Cacao Kapow Mini Spicy Cookies Chocolate Banana Bread Really Chocolate Pudding Sticky Hazelnut Clusters Everso Chocolate Cheezecake Charlotte Rousse’s Beetroot Mousse Chili con Cacao Chocolate Tortillas Non-Fried Beans Sour Cream Tortilla Chips Pineapple Pockets The Golden Ticket Menage å Quatre Chocolate Pizza Individual Deep Pecan Pies Chocolate Tarts Kumquats Stuffed with Chocolate Hazelnuts Choco-Nut Spread Choccie Yum-Yums Rich Chocolate Fruit Sorbet Crying in the Chapple Pie Little Fudge Cakes Almond Mylk Cashew Créme Ice Cream Floats Orange Chollies

Appendices

Chocolate For The Skin The Chocolate Religion Finding The Best Chocolate

A Secret History of Chocolate The Last Bits

References Photo Credits

Other Books & Projects by Shazzie Other Books & Projects by David Wolfe About The Authors