Chocolate is an ingredient of many popular treats, such as candies, baked goods, hot drinks, and ice cream. It is prepared, often as a paste, from the roasted crushed seeds (called cocoa beans) of the South American cacao tree (Theobroma cacao). Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, both of which produce a mild stimulating effect. The word "chocoholic" was coined to describe people especially attracted to chocolate flavor.

See Also

Caffeine.