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Assorted Chocolate Collection: Fresh and French by L'Artisan du Chocolat,
Cookies And Cream Bark
Pure white chocolate and Oreo Brand cookies, an American classic. Our version ...
Four Piece Favor Box
Great for showing gratitude or an "out-of-the-blue" surprise, our four piece ...
Original Recipe Chocolate Sauce
For all the Maine-iacs on your list! A very special gift of Maine. Made with ...
La Dolce Vita Crepini 8 PC BOX - Chunks of the finest dark chocolate interlaced with delicious italian plums soaked in Grand Marnier and orange zest. Chunks of the finest dark chocolate interlaced with delicious italian plums soaked in Grand Marnier and orange ...
Cognac Truffles - Hand-rolled rustic style Cognac truffles. Our Gold Medal winning Cognac truffles are made with dark Belgian chocolate, generously infused with fine French Cognac, lightly coated in semi-sweet chocolate and dusted in rich cocoa powder.
12 PC Assorted Chocolate Gift Box - Twelve piece assorted chocolate gift box. When six chocolates just are not enough. This 12-piece assortment contains a varied selection of our chocolates including: Almond Praline, Coco, Forais, Framboise, Hazelnut, Kaluha and ...
6 PC Assorted Chocolate Gift Box - Six piece gift box sampler. This six piece assortment is the perfect guilt-free gift, containing our core collection: Coco, Forais, Framboise, Merlot, Mont Blanc, and Pure Passion chocolates. Packaged in our elegant dark brown ...
12 Box Half Dipped Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chunk Cookies - Crunch and substance add intrigue to oatmeal. Convert the self proclaimed non-oatmeal cookie eater with this famous recipe. All are dipped in Rich Dark Chocolate, and half are topped with candied lemon! Soft and chewy, our Oatmeal ...
Valentine's Day Gifts
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is the premier occasion for chocolate giving. Young lovers and old friends are top on our list of those to treat on this special day. A package from the one you love will leave a lasting impression if the surprise inside is a confection of rich chocolate proportions. Remember your sweetheart on this special day with a beautiful assortment of delectable treats from Chocolate.com
Chocolate.com in Business Week
In June of 2007, Chocolate.com was featured in a Business Week article along with parent company Internet Real Estate Group. The article emphasized the value of the Chocolate.com domain name and captured the excitement of the entrepreneurs who are building the business. The article has brought an influx of traffic and positive feedback.
We would like to thank our vendors for providing high quality gifts and service, and also thank our customers for making our growth possible. We hope you continue to enjoy our products and services, described by Business Week as an "online emporium, complete with boutique sweets, recipes."
Health Benefits are Ancient News
A recent BBC News article emphasized the connection between dark chocolate and low blood pressure. Citing a study by The University of L'Aquila (L'Aquila, Italy), they also concluded that milk chocolate offers similar benefits to dark.
A separate report by WCVB News (Boston) echoed these findings, giving the credit to an ingredient known as Flavonoids - found in all dark chocolate. In fact, the WCVB article also reported that chocolate can contribute to a healthy heart.
Dark Chocolate has certainly received a lot of good press recently, but is it really a breakthrough discovery? Are we the first generation of chocolate consumers to uncover this great secret? The answer is "No." In fact, the health benefits of dark chocolate were discovered centuries ago by the Aztecs, a Mexican empire that thrived in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.
You wouldn't recognize the chocolate prepared by the Aztec people. It was a cold, bitter drink with a variety of spices, having a watery texture and served with a swizzle stick. The Spanish word that is the root of "chocolate" translates to "food of the gods." The name tells us a lot about how the Aztecs coveted this drink - it was enjoyed by royalty alone. It was also enjoyed in remarkable proportions: Montezuma is reported to have consumed fifty pitchers per day. The Aztecs believed that the drink provided vitality, energy, and longevity.
About a century after the Aztecs discovered chocolate, Royalty in Spain and France adopted the idea. In the 19th century the drink was enjoyed in the same way as the Aztecs and the health benefits did not go unnoticed. Brillat-Savarin reflected the French national view of chocolate when he wrote: "Chocolate is one of the most effective restoratives. All those who have to work when they might be sleeping, men of wit who feel temporarily deprived of their intellectual powers, those who find the weather oppressive, time dragging, the atmoshere depressing; those who are tormented by some preoccupation which deprives them of the liberty of thought; let all such men imbibe a half liter of choclat ambre... and they will be amazed."
It is clear that we cannot give credit to modern scientists for discovering the health benefits of chocolate. However, we can appreciate the fact that the news is being brought to our attention. After all, it reminds us that we can enjoy our favorite treat knowing it's good for the body and perhaps also the mind. It's old news, but it's good news.
Featured Company : L' Artisan du Chocolat
L' Artisan du Chocolat is based in Los Angeles, CA and has been a Chocolate.com vendor since June 4, 2007 .
Chocolate.com offers 24 products from L' Artisan du Chocolat.
L' Artisan du Chocolat began to manufacture in Los Angeles in 2001 and incorporated in 2003.
L' Artisan du Chocolat:
Multiple International Award Winner
- 4 GOLD Awards,
- 2 SILVER
- 1 BRONZE
at the San Francisco International Chocolate Show 2007 !
L' Artisan du Chocolat manufactures Fresh & French Chocolate every day, importing most of the ingredients from France. This is why L' Artisan du Chocolat has much less sugar than the American production in general and we do NOT add any preservatives.
Our chocolates are high end Chocolate and come in a modern, sturdy and beautiful green ... More About L' Artisan du Chocolat
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Flavonoids, also found in wine are types of pigments that are water-soluble and created by plants of many varieties. There are thousands of different flavanoids. Plants use flavonoids in the process of photosynthesis.
How the human body actually uses and/or processes flavonoids is still not determined but they have been linked to good health in many areas - particularly blood circulation.
If you are a science buff, then you'll be interested to know that flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds containing 15 carbon atoms, two benzene rings joined by a linear three carbon chain. If you're just an average, everyday person with a sweet tooth, then you'll be interested to know that good things are contained in a single bite of dark chocolate. So please, put down the chemistry book and enjoy some today!