Health Benefits of Chocolate |
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Cocoa is the liquid made from the beans of the Theobroma cacao plant when it has been processed, this is called cacao liquor. There are several choices to using cocoa, you can add sugar and other ingredients, for instance adding milk solids create chocolate either dark chocolate or milk chocolate. You can use the cocoa butter which is the fatty part to make cocoa powder. http://abedon.com While Australia has no specific food regulations in relation to chocolate, the percentage of the ingredients must be listed. Dark chocolate is usually made with a higher proportion of cocoa, and the amount of cocoa will be listed in its ingredient list. Adding milk solids to smaller portions of cocoa produces milk chocolate and once again the proportions of each will be listed. There is both national and international debate regarding white chocolate as it may not have any cocoa at all, so, can it even be called chocolate? There are a wide variety of mixed chocolates and foods made from chocolate, this is only limited to your imagination. http://abedon.com Because chocolate has been considered simply a confectionery for most of its existence, we may have a hard time considering it a healthy food. However, studies have been published that suggest cocoa and dark chocolate can decrease the risk factors of diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The reasoning behind this may be in the concentration of polyphenolic compounds, especially a group of flavonoids called catechins. Other food rich in flavonoid have also gained a lot of attention as having the potential to be heart-healthy, and some are even being considered as cancer preventatives to some extent. Green tea and red wine are two of these foods that are under great scrutiny and were both once thought to be unhealthy. http://abedon.com Thank you. http://abedon.com
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