The Food of the Gods: a Popular Account of Cocoa (1903)

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Nutrition & Diet, Food Content Guides, Food & Drink
Cover of the book The Food of the Gods: a Popular Account of Cocoa (1903) by Brandon Head, B&R Samizdat Express
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Author: Brandon Head ISBN: 9781455302277
Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Brandon Head
ISBN: 9781455302277
Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English
"When one thinks of the marvelously nourishing and stimulating virtue of cocoa, and of the exquisite and irresistible dainties prepared from it, one cannot wonder that the great Linnaeus should have named it _theo broma_, "the food of the gods." No other natural product, with the exception of milk, can be said to serve equally well as food or drink, or to possess nourishing and stimulating properties in such well-adjusted proportions. Few, however, realize that in its stimulating properties cocoa ranks ahead of coffee, though below tea. As a matter of fact, the active principles of all three are alkaloids, practically identical and equally effective."
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"When one thinks of the marvelously nourishing and stimulating virtue of cocoa, and of the exquisite and irresistible dainties prepared from it, one cannot wonder that the great Linnaeus should have named it _theo broma_, "the food of the gods." No other natural product, with the exception of milk, can be said to serve equally well as food or drink, or to possess nourishing and stimulating properties in such well-adjusted proportions. Few, however, realize that in its stimulating properties cocoa ranks ahead of coffee, though below tea. As a matter of fact, the active principles of all three are alkaloids, practically identical and equally effective."

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