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1. Chocolate general information
Chocolate belongs to the group of confectionery products. Its preparation is based on cocoa butter. The higher the chocolate content, the higher the quality of the chocolate. Chocolate should contain a minimum of 35% dry cocoa mass, which must be composed of at least 18% cocoa fat (not cheaper vegetable fat) and at least 14% off-fat cocoa dry mass. When shopping, it's worth considering not only the taste of chocolate, but also its health benefits. In this case, the simplest rule is that the more cocoa, the greater the health benefits of chocolate.2. Chocolate varieties
There are many types of chocolate on the market. The four main ones are: bitter, milk chocolate, dessert and white chocolate. Bitter chocolate is the most valuable because of its high cocoa butter content from 70 to up to 95%. It is rich in antioxidants and high in sugar, but also contains the most nutrients.3. Chocolate and Health
After getting acquainted with the basic types of chocolate, you can conclude that the best choice is bitter chocolate. The other varieties, although certainly tasty, will provide nothing but empty calories. Regularly consumed can lead to an excess of calories and consequently weight gain. For sugar lovers, this is probably not the best information. It is therefore worthwhile to learn about the benefits of bitter chocolate: contains up to five times as much (as compared to milk chocolate) memory memory of a substance that mimics caffeine, increases the concentration of caffeine and improves the absorption of magnesium; the effects of sugar on the digestive system, improves blood pressure and even the functioning of blood vessels, and carbohydrate in the blood, which also helps to increase the amount of magnesium and magnesium in the body. It also has a rapid effect on the body, the body and the body of the person, and it also improves health and well-being, as well as the ability of the body to absorb and absorb oxygen from the blood.4. Facts and Myths
There are many opinions about chocolate. Unfortunately, not all of them are true.5. Light chocolate is perfect for people who care about the line
This is probably one of the most popular myths, not only in the context of chocolate, but also in many other food products. The term light misleads the consumer. Light chocolate can and does be characterized by a reduced sugar content, but at the expense of fat, which in this case is used in greater quantities.6. Chocolate with white plumage is unfit to consume
The white layer on chocolate is due to poor storage in excess heat or cold or poor quality of chocolate composition.7. White chocolate is healthier and has fewer calories than dark chocolate
After all, the most important ingredient in chocolate is cocoa, which, as we all know, is not in white chocolate because it contains a lot of sugar, fat and artificial substances, in other words, empty calories.8. Chocolate has addictive properties
This opinion is based on the content of caffeine and theobromine. However, it is wise to approach this information with common sense. The amounts of these compounds in chocolate are so low that their addictive effects cannot be proven. As you can see, there have been many myths about chocolate.
