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Why Does Venom Eat Chocolate?
In the Marvel universe, the alien symbiote Venom has a weakness to loud noises and fire. Additionally, the symbiote needs certain chemicals to stay healthy and bonded to its human host. It was established in the comics that two key ingredients Venom craves are phenethylamine and theobromine. PhenethRead more
In the Marvel universe, the alien symbiote Venom has a weakness to loud noises and fire. Additionally, the symbiote needs certain chemicals to stay healthy and bonded to its human host.
It was established in the comics that two key ingredients Venom craves are phenethylamine and theobromine. Phenethylamine is a natural chemical found in the human brain that induces feelings of love. Theobromine is an alkaloid that can act as a stimulant.
Chocolate happens to be a rich source of both phenethylamine and theobromine. That’s why when Venom’s host experiences strong emotions like love or anger, Venom manifests an urge to binge on chocolate. It provides the symbiote with chemicals it can’t easily produce itself.
So in essence, Venom is addicted to the phenethylamine rush and stimulated by the theobromine when it eats copious amounts of chocolate. It helps satiate the alien symbiote’s appetite when bonded to a human.
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The origins of chocolate can be traced back to Mesoamerica where the ancient Olmec, Mayan and Aztec civilizations first cultivated the cacao tree and consumed chocolate as a drink. The Maya in particular revered chocolate and even used cacao beans as currency. Chocolate as we know it today was invenRead more
The origins of chocolate can be traced back to Mesoamerica where the ancient Olmec, Mayan and Aztec civilizations first cultivated the cacao tree and consumed chocolate as a drink. The Maya in particular revered chocolate and even used cacao beans as currency.
Chocolate as we know it today was invented when Europeans encountered cacao upon arriving in the Americas in the 16th century. The Spanish were the first Europeans to taste chocolate brought back by conquistadors from Mesoamerica. They adapted it by adding spices like cinnamon and sugar to balance the natural bitterness of the cacao bean.
It wasn’t until 1828 that Dutch chemist Coenraad van Houten invented the cocoa press, which made it possible to separate cocoa butter from the solids, producing a powder that could be mixed with milk to make solid chocolate. In 1847, the British chocolate company J.S. Fry & Sons created the first modern chocolate bar by mixing cocoa powder and cocoa butter with sugar.
While ancient Mesoamerican civilizations first utilized cacao to make chocolate beverages, the sweetened solid chocolate we eat today was invented in the 19th century as a result of new technologies and innovative chocolate makers in Europe.
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