Tag: chocolate

Chocolate Chemistry C&EN teaser

The Chemistry of Dark, Milk & White Chocolate – in C&EN

Chocolate Chemistry C&EN teaser
Click to see full graphic on the C&EN site

You may well already know that a Compound Interest graphic appears monthly in the American Chemistry Society’s ‘Chemical & Engineering News’ magazine. However, I’m aware that not everyone who subscribes to the site updates here may have realised, and therefore might be missing them! Therefore, from this month onwards, I’ll be posting the links to the C&EN site where you can view the graphics created for their magazine.

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Chemical Molecule Posters

Six Posters of Common Chemical Molecules

6 Chemical Molecule Posters

Here’s something a little different for the weekend: a small poster project I’ve been working on for the classroom. I decided it’d be quite cool to have posters showing a variety of common chemical molecules dotted around the room, and, though I’m going to need a few more to complete a full circuit around the lab, here are the ones I’ve got so far.

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The Chemistry of Chocolate

Toxicity & Aphrodisia – The Chemistry of Chocolate

The Chemistry of Chocolate

With Valentine’s Day looming, it seemed an appropriate time to look into the chemistry of chocolate for the latest food chemistry graphic. In particular, here we focus on the two frequently referenced effects of consuming chocolate: its supposed aphrodisiac effect, and its harmful effects on dogs (and to a lesser extent, cats). The graphic gives a brief overview, whilst the text below gives a more detailed picture.

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