Year 12 explore the Chemistry of the Chocolate Box
Seven Year 12 students attended the Royal Society of Chemistry Hull and East Yorkshire talk…
‘The Chemistry of the Chocolate Box’
Dr Josh Smalley (Science Kitchen, School of Chemistry, University of Leicester and finalist in the 14th series of the Great British Bake Off) explored the chemistry of the chocolate box.
“From the Great British Bake Off and Agatha Christie, to the assorted chocolates we tuck into at Christmas, the chocolate box has more of a connection to chemistry than you might think. Bake Off finalist and chemistry researcher Dr Josh Smalley unpacked the science behind everyone’s favourite sweet treat. The audience journeyed through the chemistry that gives chocolate its snap and shine, the surprising role it has played in classic mystery stories, as well as the reactions involved in creating the fillings found in a festive box of chocolates.
Josh is a postdoctoral research associate and science communicator in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester. He also happens to be an accomplished baker and reached the final of the 14th series of The Great British Bake Off. ”