I looked this up...
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, NOT phenylethanolamine.
It does affect endorphins:
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webproject...ethylamine.htm
It is not really closely related to cocaine.
Cocaine comes from:
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Coca is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America. The plant plays a significant role in traditional Andean culture. Coca leaves contain cocaine alkaloids, a basis for the drug cocaine, which is a powerful stimulant.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca
Cocoa come from:
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Cacao trees are small, understory trees that need rich, well-drained soils. They naturally grow within 20 degrees of either side of the equator because they need about 2000 millimeters of rainfall a year, and temperatures in the range of 21 to 32 degrees Celsius. Cacao trees cannot tolerate a temperature lower than 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit).[32]
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more on cocoa trees:
http://www.cocoatree.org/thecocoatree/growingcocoa.asp
Here is a list of phenylethylamines...it is a long list. Notice Cocaine is not on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenethylamine
This is a list of cocaine analogues:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cocaine_analogues
Very different from phenylethylamines.
The coca plant does not make cocoa beans.
I really think the link of chocolate to cocaine is tenuous at best.
This is pretty interesting:
http://www.chocolate-chemistry.com/phenylethylamine.php
Don't miss the sentence about sexual activity in that article!
and here is another quote to put it in perspective:
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How strongly phenylethylamine can affect us is disputed, since studies show that a large part of the phenylethylamine ingested orally is metabolised before it reaches the central nervous system. One theory suggests that the sensitivity varies in each individual, and that some persons therefore are able to feel the effect of phenylethylamine even when it comes in very small doses. This would also explain why some people never go through a stressful day without reaching for the chocolate bar, while others don't even like the taste of chocolate.
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As far as a typical candy bar having 10 GRAMS of phenylethylamine?
NOT so.
My stash of Special Dark Hershey's each bar is 41 grams in weight.
of that 2 grm protein
12 grams fat
25 grams carbohydrate == 39 grams just for those ingredients. Where will 10 grams of phenylethylamine come in? answer...no where... phenylethylamine is only present in small amounts in chocolate.
I find that quote from Dr. Hooshmand incomprehensible.
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