07Sep/16

How To Make Tempered Chocolate

September 7, 2016Factual, Information, Products, Recipes and Treats, TechnologyBoiler, Candy, Chocolate, Condensation, Confection, Cool, Cooling, Dark, Degree, Finish, Gloss, Heat, Melt, Melter, Melting, Milk, Paper, Rubber, Silicone, Temper, Tempered, Tempering, Thermometer, Wax, WhiteSephra

Tempering is a way of precisely melting chocolate so that it has that nice, glossy finish that you see on professionally made candies. Tempered chocolate is heated, cooled and then warmed again.

16Aug/16

Dark chocolate — friend or foe?

August 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, TechnologyAntioxidant, Antioxidants, Benefits, Blood, Cakes, Candies, Chocolate, Cholestorol, Cocoa, Dark, Dessert, Flavanoids, Flavanol, Food, Health, Healthy, Milk, Nutrients, Organic, Pressure, WhiteSephra

Chocolate is one of the most indulgent, versatile treats in all of dessert land. Every type of dessert, including cakes and candies, comes in chocolate, including dark, milk or white. But dessertsRead More…

09Aug/16

Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Some Types Of Cancer

August 9, 2016Factual, Information, Products, TechnologyAnimal, Cancer, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Diet, DNA, Health, Hunam, Research, StudiesSephra

Cocoa and dark chocolate contain compounds that may help prevent cancer by many ways, including preventing DNA damage, lowering inflammation, and inhibiting cell proliferation. Experimental evidence shows that cocoa can lower theRead More…

16May/16

Heat Resistant Chocolate

May 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, TechnologyBars, Beans, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Cooperative, Flavours, Heat, Organic, TradeSephra

Lome – Organic, fair trade chocolate has proved popular in recent years, especially with ethically minded Western consumers keen to give cocoa farmers around the world a better deal.

10May/16

Theatrical Popcorn Staging Cabinet

May 10, 2016Entertainment, Fun, Information, New Products, Products, TechnologyCabinet, Commercial, Popcorn, Showcase, Staging, Theatre, TheatricalSephra

Make your Popcorn come to life with Sephra’s (Patent Protected) Theatrical Popcorn Staging Cabinet!

04May/16

Smile! Laughter and chocolate are good for your health

May 4, 2016Factual, Fun, Information, News, Products, TechnologyAdrenaline, Benefit, Bliss, Brain, Cacao, Chocolate, Cortisol, Emotion, Flavanoids, Happy, Health, Heart, Hormone, Laughter, Love, Memory, Research, Science, Smile, SugarSephra

Here’s something that’s sure to put a smile on your face: A key to good health just might come in the form of a chocolate chuckle.

21Apr/16

Dark Chocolate could enhance Athletic Performance

April 21, 2016Factual, Information, News, TechnologyAthlete, Athletic, Cardiovascular, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Diet, Endurance, Epicatechin, Exercise, Fitness, Flavanol, Health, Nitric Oxide, Oxygen, Performance, Research, Science, Sport, Study, trainingSephra

Dark chocolate has already been hailed for its positive effects on cardiovascular health – and now a study undertaken at London’s Kingston University has found the tasty treat could help give sportsRead More…

08Mar/16

How eating chocolate can help improve your maths

March 8, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, Technology, UncategorizedArithmetic, Brain, Chocolate, Cocoa, Compound, Flavanols, Maths, Nutrition, Polyphenol, PsychologicalSephra

Mental arithmetic became easier after maths volunteers had been given large amounts of compounds found in chocolate, called flavanols, in a hot cocoa drink.

22Feb/16

Eating Chocolate ‘Improves Brain Function’ – study

February 22, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, TechnologyBrain, Cardiovascular, Chocolate, Cholestorol, Circulation, Cognitive, Diet, Dietary, Function, Heart, Hormones, Lifestyle, Memory, Pamela Peeke, StrokeSephra

Chocolate could help protect against normal age-related cognitive decline Cheering news for those with a sweet tooth – a recent study has found that regular chocolate consumption is associated with better cognitiveRead More…

11Feb/16

The Experience of Chocolate Craving

February 11, 2016Factual, Information, News, TechnologyAnitdepressant, Anxiety, Carbohydrates, Chocoholic, Chocolate, Comfort, Craving, Depression, Economics, Hormones, Menopause, Neurophysiological, Pleasure, Science, Serotonin, Therapy, UniqueSephra

“The experience of chocolate craving”- an extract from The Economics of Chocolate The following is excerpted from The Economics of Chocolate which provides an economic analysis, as well as an interdisciplinary overviewRead More…