What ingredients make healthy dark chocolate?
Bythere are many dark chocolate out there, but if you look in the ingredients, you see that the first ingredient is sugar and preservatives.
What ingredients are you suppose to find in a healthy-dark-chocolate, not fake, sugar-based ones?
The mineral properties of cacao include copper, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Of these, magnesium is reportedly the most deficient mineral of the modern diet. Along with seeds, nuts and seaweeds, cacao is a major source for this much needed mineral.
Phenylethylamine (PEA) is found in chocolate
Cacao and dark chocolate do not contain cholesterol; however, they do contain the saturated fatty acid,
Ingredient list: flavor 50 - ingredients: cacao mass, sugar, cacao beans, cacao butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla, glazing agent, and lovin'
here is an example of the ingredients listed in"good" dark cocolate that is 70% cocao
flavor 70 - ingredients: cacao mass, sugar, cacao beans, cacao butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla, natural coffee flavor, glazing agent, and lovin'
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November 2nd, 2008 at 9:43 am
Mainly it is the anti-oxidant propertys in the Cocoa mass, along with it tend to be less sweet and is processed longer, milk chocolate is not bad for you, it just has fewer propertys in it the lend itself to being healthier.
When buying dark chocolate, the best is either Belgian, Swiss or French, athough there are a number of American companies producting fine dark choclate the one from San Fransisco, Ghirdelli's and some from New York City like Jacques Torres brand.
Look for the marking on the label of at least 60-80% cocoa mass, this is finest and most healthy of the one;s made, Lindt from Switzerland is a good choice, but try them all and find your favorite.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 am
The mineral properties of cacao include copper, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Of these, magnesium is reportedly the most deficient mineral of the modern diet. Along with seeds, nuts and seaweeds, cacao is a major source for this much needed mineral.
Phenylethylamine (PEA) is found in chocolate
Cacao and dark chocolate do not contain cholesterol; however, they do contain the saturated fatty acid,
Ingredient list: flavor 50 - ingredients: cacao mass, sugar, cacao beans, cacao butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla, glazing agent, and lovin'
here is an example of the ingredients listed in"good" dark cocolate that is 70% cocao
flavor 70 - ingredients: cacao mass, sugar, cacao beans, cacao butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla, natural coffee flavor, glazing agent, and lovin'
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