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Chocolate containing cocoa (chocolate beans) are more than 70% also have benefits for health, because chocolate is rich in the antioxidant content of phenols and flavonoids. With the presence of antioxidants, will be able to capture free radicals in the body. The amount of the antioxidant content is even 3 times more than green tea, drink very often regarded as a source of antioxidants.
With the presence of antioxidants, making the chocolate into one health drink. Phenol, an antioxidant capable of reducing cholesterol in the blood so it can reduce your risk of heart attack are also useful to prevent cancer in the body, preventing the occurrence of stroke and high blood. In addition, the fat content in chocolate high quality proven cholesterol-free and does not clog arteries.
Chocolate also contains some vitamins are useful for the body such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E. In addition, chocolate also contains substances and nutrients essential for the body such as iron, potassium and calcium. Cocoa itself is the highest natural source of magnesium. If someone is magnesium deficiency, can cause hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, joint pain and problems that a woman's monthly pre-menstrual (PMS). By eating chocolate will add magnesium in daily nutrient intake that causes increased levels of progesterone in women. This reduces the negative effects of PMS.
Chocolate for Beauty
Other benefits of chocolate is to beauty, because antioxidants and catechins are present in it to prevent premature aging, so do not be surprised if at this time developed a very good chocolate body scrub for skin beauty.
Most Healthy Chocolate Types
Many types of chocolate are available in the market. There are expensive, some are cheap. What are the differences? Here is a comparison type of chocolate and benefits of each.
Dark Chocolate contains cocoa beans (cocoa), the highest of at least 70% containing cocoa. Dark chocolate contains cocoa or chocolate beans ever, without a lot of sugar and no trans fats or hydrogenated vegetable oils (HVO).
While white chocolate has only 33% content of chocolate or cocoa, the rest is sugar, milk and vanilla. The content of this sugar which can give negative effects, such as tooth decay and diabetes.
- Milk Chocolate or Chocolate Milk
Milk chocolate or chocolate milk is a mixture of cocoa with milk and sugar added. This type of chocolate is also very popular because it tastes delicious.
Any careful Eat Chocolate
Mistakes are often made when selecting chocolate is to choose a chocolate "branded" a cheap or very cheap. Thus has a cocoa content of chocolate (cocoa beans) are on average slightly less than 20%, some even less than 7%. This type of chocolate also contains high sugar, high saturated fat content and other evils such as hydrogenated vegetable oils (HVO), resulting in tooth damage and health problems like diabetes.
Other chocolate products are also dangerous and bad for health, especially in the form of fondant (usually used to decorate cakes) and praline. Fondant actually contains 100% sweetener and pralines are also just as bad.
Wherever possible choose a chocolate with a little sugar content so you can enjoy the great benefits that have chocolate. You will feel the benefits if you are consuming chocolate containing cocoa or chocolate beans is high. Enjoy your chocolate!
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