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Natural Chocolate Wonders




By Fred Goldman

Natural chocolate is a perfect hybrid of words and meaning. But recent examinations of the benefits and makeup of chocolate support the claim that natural chocolate may be good or you. Chocolate serves as a natural relaxer, an antioxidant, and a positive health contributor. Natural chocolate is actually made from the seeds of the cacao tree, commonly derived from cacao beans.

Natural chocolate benefits derive from products pressed from the cocoa bean and not made from the cocoa butter product cooked from the fruits of the cacao tree. Natural chocolate will include the high concentration necessary and associated with European dark chocolate made with less sugar.

If chocolate consumption represents one percent of the American diet, it is from fatty products loaded with sugar. Natural chocolate is more regularly found in bitter chocolate products like baking chocolate, specialty bars and special natural chocolate products found in organic food stores. It is not likely to be in very sweet and sugary chocolate candy or chocolate products with milk added.

Consuming natural chocolate does not share the same dietetic stigma today of consuming candy and other forms, since products used for cake frosting, chocolate chips, and ice cream are filled with fat, sugar and preservatives. To determine if a product contains the benefits of natural chocolate, make sure the ingredients do not contains cocoa butter or dark colorings.

Eating natural chocolate has become a significant choice for a snack. As a meal supplement or dessert, natural chocolate is a snack that is less empty that other fat filled sugary and starchy snacks. This does not mean that any chocolate candy bar automatically applies. Dark chocolate includes falconoid, which is present in natural chocolate but gets filtered out in the processing of other chocolate products such as syrup, powders, and candy.

Natural chocolate exists when no chemicals or alkalis have been applied in the fermentation and manufacturing process, Natural chocolate may be considered something like a glass of wine or a frozen yogurt for enjoyment with a side benefit. Adding natural chocolate cocoa to your morning coffee may keep high blood pressure down, circulation up, and the heart healthier.

The Flavenols and Flavenoids in natural chocolate can exhibit health benefits that mimic prunes, blueberries, and coffee. Natural chocolate may have caffeine in it, but doctors now show that caffeine found in coffee may also have the same kinds of health benefits, include living a year longer and analgesic or serotonin effects on the body.

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About the Author
Fred Goldman is the Founder of D-lectable.com Sugarless Candy Store. You'll find healthy snack choices including sugarless chocolate, natural chocolate, and more at D-lectable.com

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