Is chocolate nutritious?

Dark chocolate, also known as pure chocolate, is slightly harder and bitter than ordinary chocolate, and contains a higher proportion of cocoa beans, which is chocolate with more than 50% pure cocoa butter or less than 12% milk.

According to research, dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which is a very good antioxidant. Green tea and red wine also contain this healthy ingredient. Therefore, eating dark chocolate is beneficial to health, preventing cardiovascular diseases and slowing down the aging rate.

Dark chocolate can not only prevent cardiovascular diseases and slow down aging, but also help constipation because it contains dietary fiber. In addition, experts believe that dark chocolate is also very effective for beauty, which can protect the skin and increase blood circulation. If you want to lose weight, you can also eat dark chocolate, which can suppress your appetite. It should be noted that it is best to use dark chocolate with cocoa content above 70% to avoid absorbing too much heat (because ordinary chocolate will add some other ingredients, and the heat may be higher).

Dark chocolate has many advantages, because it contains flavonoids, so it can resist inflammation, slow down the formation of tumors and lower blood pressure, even better than green tea and other teas. Eating dark chocolate can make the brain sharper and smarter, and its flavanol can promote the blood flow speed in some important areas of the brain and help improve the brain's ability.

There are also some important points in buying dark chocolate. The best is dark chocolate with cocoa butter content above 50%, and more than 70% is better. Generally, the content of cocoa butter will be marked on the outer packaging of chocolate. The more cocoa butter content, the greater the effect. But at present, domestic dark chocolate rarely meets the requirements.

Before eating dark chocolate, it should be noted that not everyone is suitable for eating dark chocolate, and it is not advisable to eat more than 50g. One day. If you are pregnant, you must not eat it for the first three months of pregnancy, and it is best not to eat it for five months. Eating some after six months is very helpful to the baby in the body, but it is still not appropriate to overdo it. Cocoa butter content of 50% can be eaten in moderation. Diabetic patients should not eat dark chocolate, because dark chocolate still contains a little sugar; In addition, people with too few platelets and wounds that can't heal should not eat more, because dark chocolate can reduce platelet coagulation, and patients with gallstones should not eat it often.

Eating dark chocolate should also pay attention to diet, because some foods with high flavonoid content may interact with other foods (such as milk), interfere with the absorption of antioxidants contained in chocolate, and fail to achieve the expected effect.