Chocolate

The above figures nevertheless have some conspicuous seasonal variations in correspondence of certain festivities. Christmas and Easter are the moments of the year of greater consumption.

The consumption of chocolate in the rest of Europe is of around 4 Kg/Year (year 1993 figures).

In Europe the Swiss are the greatest consumers (9,7 Kg/Year) before the Austrians (8,7 Kg/Year), Norwegians (8,1), Belgians and English (7,3). 

As an example, the market of the coffee is worth 5,5 million tons and the sugar moves 105 million tons.

The market of the cocoa represents a volume of 2,4 million tons of beans, that is a raw value of around 2,5 million or 2,4 million US $.

The consumption of chocolate

The chocolate contracts him after the solidification and the tablet can be easily free from the moulds.

The chocolate at the liquid state at 31

The chocolate is composed from cocoa's pasta enriched with the addition of butter of cocoa