Optimize your diet with a few bars of dark chocolate with high amounts of
cocoa content on a weekly basis and reap some impressive health benefits!
Not exact matches
Researchers investigated the impact of whole - bean roasting
on the polyphenol
content, aroma - related chemistry and pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity of
cocoa under a range of roasting conditions.
Dark chocolate,
on the other hand, contains far less sugar if the
cocoa content is above 70 %.
Contemporary scientific research into
cocoa's health benefits have focused primarily
on its rich
content of flavanols, which belong to a class of physiologically active plant compounds known as polyphenols.
Saturated fats are often believed to have a negative impact
on cardiovascular health, but cacao's saturated fat
content is entirely different because stearic acid is a particular fatty acid in that it does not elevate blood cholesterol levels the way other saturated fats can and studies have found that diets containing
cocoa and chocolate have a neutral effect
on blood cholesterol levels in humans.
If you look at the recipe, the sugar
content is less
on account of the cream, unsweetened
cocoa, and other ingredients.
The high
cocoa content does technically mean that dark chocolate is easier to overdose
on, but it is still almost impossible.
Unsweetened
cocoa keeps the fat
content low
on these decadent treats.