1 84 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE 



Great Britain. 



Since 1830 the consumption of cacao in the British 

 Isles has shown a great and continuous increase, and 

 there is every reason to believe that the consumption 

 will easily keep pace with the rapidly growing pro- 

 duction. One effect of the war has been to increase the 

 consumption of cocoa and chocolate. Many thousands 

 of men who took no interest in " sweets " learned from 

 the use of their emergency ration that chocolate was a 

 very convenient and concentrated foodstuff. 



Cacao Beans Cleared for Home Consumption. 

 Year. English Tons. 



1830 45 



1 840 900 



1 850 1 ,400 



i860 1,450 



1870 3,100 



1880 4,700 



1890 9,000 



1900 16,900 



19 10 2 4>55 



Cacao Beans Imported into United Kingdom. 



The above figures are compiled from the Bulletin 

 of the Imperial Institute (No. I, 19 19). The total im- 

 ports for 191 8 were 42,390 tons. This sudden and 

 marked drop in the amount imported was due to short- 

 age of shipping. There were, however, large quan- 

 tities of cacao in stock, and the amount consumed 

 showed a marked advance on previous years, being 

 61,252 tons. 



