Archive for November, 2008

there 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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