{"id":3229,"date":"2015-10-16T14:49:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T19:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=3229"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:51:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T21:51:16","slug":"fbn-infographic-once-upon-a-belgian-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/3229\/fbn-infographic-once-upon-a-belgian-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic: Once Upon a Belgian Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium&#8217;s castles and rows of intricate neoclassical buildings lining glistening waterways don&#8217;t just look like the fairy tale cityscapes of childhood storybooks. For chocolate lovers, the tiny country is literally a fantasy come to life. But how did Belgium become a chocolate kingdom? The enchanting tale of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=belgian+chocolate&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belgian chocolate<\/a> is a sweeping narrative that involves far-off lands, secret processes and even a little bit of magic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Looking for chocolate ingredients for your food product?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Prospector has more more than 4,000 listings for chocolate ingredients.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=chocolate&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nSearch Chocolate<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Until the 1800&#8217;s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Product\/search?k=Chocolate&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chocolate<\/a> was an indulgence for nobility only.<\/li>\n<li>Today Belgium supplies 20% of the world&#8217;s industrial chocolate.<\/li>\n<li>The chocolate-making process involves grinding the roasted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=cocoa+beans&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cocoa beans<\/a> and separating them into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=cocoa+butter&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cocoa butter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=cocoa+powder&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cocoa powder<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The signature smoothness of Belgian chocolate is owed to sugar and cocoa particles that have been ground to 18 &#8211; 20\u00a0\u03bcm.<\/li>\n<li>Belgian chocolate producers use dry and liquid conching procedures. But the specifics are kept secret.<\/li>\n<li>The flavor and color of chocolate is developed early in the process, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=cocoa+pods&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cocoa pods<\/a> ferment in the sun between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=banana+leaves&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banana leaves<\/a>. Microorganisms break down the pulp and produce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=acetic+acid&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acetic acid<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Click the infographic below for a larger view.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2015\/10\/Belgian-Chocolate-Infographic2.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2015\/10\/Belgian-Chocolate-Infographic2.jpg\" alt=\"Belgian-Chocolate-Infographic2\" width=\"800\" height=\"6720\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cassiday, Laura. \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aocs.org\/Membership\/FreeCover.cfm?ItemNumber=18144\">The secrets of Belgian chocolate.<\/a>\u201d Inform Magazine. American Oil Chemists\u2019 Society. Web. 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