Chocolate : sweet science and dark secrets of the world's favorite treat / by Kay Frydenborg.
| Author/creator | Frydenborg, Kay author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 252 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The world's most perfect food -- The cocoa woods: back to before -- Tree of myth and money -- Blood and chocolate -- Taming wild amazon chocolate -- Doing well by doing good: chocolate in the industrial age -- The dark side of chocolate -- Candy, food, or medicine? -- In search of wild chocolate: new science meets ancient trees -- The mother tree and the accidental chocolate makers -- White beans -- Chocolate rainforests -- How to eat chocolate -- Chocolate timeline. |
| Abstract | "A fascinating account for teen readers that captures the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. Readers of Chew On This and The Omnivore's Dilemma will savor this rich exposé."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local note | Little-472128--305131067306Z |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience | NC 1330 Lexile |
| LCCN | 2014015885 |
| ISBN | 9780544175662 |
| ISBN | 0544175662 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 641.3374 F947C | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 641.3374 F947C | ✔ Available | Place Hold |