Monday, 19th December 2022
CIUDAD CIENCIA ORGANISES A CHOCOLATE TASTING IN CALVIÀ
-The residents of the municipality will learn the healthy properties of chocolate and will learn how to taste it with the five senses
-The workshop, carried out by CSIC researchers Mª Ángeles Martínez and Marta Mesías, will take place on Tuesday 20th December at 6:30 p.m. at the Magaluf library. A workshop session for CEIP Son Ferrer teachers will take place at 2 p.m.
-The town hosts this activity within the framework of the Ciudad Ciencia dissemination project, promoted by the CSIC in collaboration with 55 municipalities
Although millions of people around the world have chocolate on a daily basis, most are unaware that this product is valuable thanks to cocoa, its main ingredient. The recent discovery that cocoa is rich in compounds such as polyphenols (with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties) has stimulated research into its beneficial effects on health. But, is chocolate the same as cocoa?
In the workshop-tasting 'Chocolate, a healthy pleasure with conditions', researchers from the CSIC's Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN) will resolve this and other issues related to the false beliefs surrounding this food. It will take place on Tuesday 20th December at 6:30 p.m. at the Magaluf library. A workshop session for CEIP Son Ferrer teachers will take place at 2 p.m.
During the activity, the history of cocoa will be reviewed and it will be explained which of its components can have a beneficial effect on the body according to scientific evidence. "All the research carried out has confirmed that cocoa provides a large number of compounds with cardioprotective properties and, therefore, its intake can help protect our cardiovascular health," explains María Ángeles Martín, an ICTAN researcher.
The practical part of the workshop will consist of a chocolate tasting to which all attendees are invited. The researchers will teach them how to taste different types of chocolate with their five senses and to appreciate the quality of each one of them through its aroma, touch, flavour, appearance and sound when breaking the ounces.
Ciudad Ciencia is a scientific outreach project whose purpose is for the inhabitants of Spanish towns to learn first-hand about current science and technology.
More information about Ciudad Ciencia activities in Calvià at www.ciudadciencia.es.