Pure chocolate contains antioxidants
like flavonols and theobromine but is quite bitter, which is why confectionery makers remove healthy flavanols such as epicatechins and combine it with other ingredients like milk, refined sugar and unhealthy fats.
Not exact matches
It also contains additional health - promoting compounds
like carotene, fatty acids, chlorophyll,
flavonols, polyphenols, inositol, trace minerals, antioxidants, tannins and at least 15 amino acids.
Their bright color is a result of tons of phytonutrients (long words
like anthocyanins, ellagitannins,
flavonols, terpenoids, and phenolic acids) which give them anti-inflammatory properties.