Composition of chocolate.
So, considering the question, what is the benefit and harm of this product, it is worth turning to its material composition.
First, they are plant stimulants , they are also methylxanthines: caffeine, theophylline, theobroline. It is the methylxanthines that cause many people to get used to chocolate as a positive product. In addition, methixantines increase work capacity.
Also worth mentioning about endorphins contained in chocolate - hormones of joy and happiness, chocolate really improves mood.
In addition, chocolate contains a small amount of amandanid - a typical hemp relaxant. But the amount of the above ingredients is negligible and can not do harm, so you should not give up chocolate.
How to choose a really delicious and healthy chocolate?
It is enough to know the composition. The real chocolate, depending on its grade, is made by different technologies and in different proportions. But the basis of any chocolate is cocoa butter, cocoa beans and sugar. Chocolate mixture is divided into ordinary and dessert. In an ordinary chocolate mixture, sugar is found in large quantities, and in dessert sugar, on the contrary, there is much less sugar, but the taste and aroma is more refined. From this mixture, porous chocolate is prepared.
Bitter chocolate is the most useful, includes chocolate liqueur, cocoa butter, a small amount of sugar, an increased amount of cocoa beans. It contains more antioxidants and iron than other species. Studies have shown that moderate consumption of bitter chocolate helps restore tone and performance.
On assurances of dieticians, the production of real chocolate is not subject to modern technologies. Nowadays it is far from uncommon when producers add hydrogenated fats and vegetable oil to chocolate instead of natural cocoa butter, which reduces the taste and the benefits of chocolate to naught. A similar product does not have the right to be called chocolate.
Also worth noting is white chocolate, whose lovers are also quite a lot. The use of chocolate of this kind is not observed, since there is no grated cocoa, but the content of predominantly high-calorie products can only do harm.
Healing effects of chocolate.
If you choose and use chocolate correctly, its benefits are obvious.
- Chocolate with regular moderate use prevents senile dementia , stimulates the production of red blood cells.
- In addition, replacing dark chocolate with coffee, you will feel more noticeable how much your strength has recovered . In addition, it is much more useful than coffee.
- Polyphenols contained in cocoa beans perfectly improve blood flow , which helps reduce the load on the heart muscle.
- Contrary to popular belief that chocolate (like any sweetness) provokes caries and other problems with teeth, it should be noted that cocoa, which is part of the chocolate opposite perfectly prevents the destruction of the enamel of the teeth . Cocoa butter, covering the teeth, forms a protective film.
- Also, chocolate prevents the formation of blood clots and stabilizes the pressure .
- And with a strong cough, it will help better any tablets.
Chocolate, like any sweetness, of course, adds weight. But you should not abandon it. The use of the product in moderate amounts reduces the harm of chocolate to a minimum. Also above all praise is the use of chocolate in beauty salons as a cosmetic.
Contraindications.
Of course, with all the undeniable useful properties of chocolate, it is worth remembering and about contraindications. Bitter chocolate is not worth giving to children, and patients with diabetes should exclude from their diet all types of this product.
Chocolate is a long-proven useful treat. Use it, and a good mood will not leave you, but health benefits are assured to you!