Dark chocolate and more you need to know

Chocolate is a product of cocoa beans, is a popular ingredient in many types package as chocolate bars, candy, ice cream, cakes, tarts, chocolate mousse and other desserts.

The chocolate without milk is known as "chocolate," This is an addition. Dark chocolate is sometimes called "chocolate cakes." According to the United States government, "chocolate cake" are required to have a concentration of 15% ofCocoa and European rules specify a minimum of 35% cocoa, dark chocolate, cocoa, but much more than other forms of chocolate contain. The standard production of chocolate destroys up to half of flavoniods in cocoa. But some companies have learned to love chocolate dark chocolate, 95% of its flavoniods.

Dark chocolate is said to be the creation of the Meso-American civilization. Numerous studiesdemonstrated that the benefits of the coating of dark chocolate. The team of Mary Engler, PhD, RN, at the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues have shown that eating a small, 1.6 oz bar every day is good for you well enough for you.

According to Mary's teams flavoniods keep cholesterol from gathering in blood vessels, which reduces the risk of blood clots, and slow down the immune response leads to blocked arteries. Engler says that dark choc flavoniods contains more than any other food,as green tea, black tea, red wine and blueberries.

The inquiry report, led by Dirk Taubert, MD, Ph.D. at the University of Cologne, Germany, has shown that dark choc effective in the treatment of hypertension. Dr. Dirk team found that dark chocolate helps reduce blood pressure.

Mauro Serafini PhD at the National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, said in his report that "our results indicate that milk may interferethe absorption of antioxidants from chocolate, and therefore the potential health benefits from eating moderate amounts of dark choc derivatives denied. "

There are many tests that reveal the implications of cocoa to treat cardiovascular diseases. Constituencies cocoa from some of the factors responsible for a heart attack. Cocoa flavanols can reduce the risk of heart disease. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University showed that eating dark chocolate a dayafter diluting the blood and reduce the development of blood clots. Some studies have shown that white chocolate is not good for health benefits in comparison with dark chocolate.

Phenols cocoa plant phenolics is low blood pressure. European chocolate is far richer in cocoa phenols. Flavor compounds are found in this type of shock is also used in red wine. The dark chocolate also contains antioxidants, free radicals, which are sources of lessother diseases. Mexican healers use chocolate to treat insect bites and contains a large amount of cocoa and less sugar, so it may be Montaignac diet.

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