Chocolate, Oooo Yummy!

Chocolate is enjoyed world wide and loved by thousands. Chocolate comes in three varieties dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate. Chocolate is produced from the bean from the cacao tree that is originally found in South America, Central America and Mexico. Chocolate has been consumed for thousands of years, the earliest people to have consumed it was the Mesoamerican people who created a beverage out of the beans added spices to it. The Spanish were the first people to introduce chocolate to Europe.
Milk chocolate is actually dark chocolate that has milk powder or condensed milk added to make it lighter and more sweet. The sugars in the milk add a lot more sweetness to the chocolate. Most chocolate bars unless other specified are usually milk chocolate.
White chocolate doesn’t contain any cocoa solids which give it is white colour. Most people think because it doesn’t have contain the solids, that it isn’t real chocolate, but it really is. Most countries don’t consider it real chocolate. The best thing about white chocolate is that it doesn’t contain theobromine, which means it can be consumed by animals.
Dark chocolate is produced by adding fat and sugar to the cacao mixture. In North America to make dark chocolate it requires minimum 15% chocolate liquor but in Europe the minimum is 35%. In recent years science has proven that Dark Chocolate is very good for your health as it can reduce the possibility of a heart attack and it’s full of antioxidants. Antioxidants are amazing because they prevent the oxidation of unsaturated fats which prevents it from going rancid, which is awesome. Unsaturated fats are the good fats that your body uses for energy.
Ok so lets get back to chocolate.
Now the best thing about anything with sugar in it is to eat it in moderation, but there is some good news about chocolate. It doesn’t actually contribute to acne and or tooth decay. It’s the sugar in the chocolate that would do those things. Chocolate as a pure substance can actually help prevent these things from happening but its the taste that would make everyone not want to eat it as a pure substance.
So if you love chocolate then I hope you enjoyed this post, but remember is thing is great in moderation.