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Largeman-Roth points out that a 2006 study found that cocoa that's rich in flavanols can boost blood flow in the brain, which means it could have benefits for treating dementia and strokes.
But chocolate can also have some health benefits—especially dark chocolate. Researchers from Harvard were also curious to know if eating chocolate has any influence on type 2 diabetes risk.
Eating at least five tiny servings of dark chocolate each week may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21%, according to a new observational study. ... more cacao,” said lead author ...
Dark chocolate is harder than milk chocolate, [29] due to its particle size and fat and lecithin content. [30] Dark chocolate has a more bitter and intense flavor than milk chocolate, due to a higher proportion of cocoa mass, [31] which contains theobromine, caffeine, l-leucine, and catechin flavonoids. [32]
The cocoa bean, also known as cocoa (/ ˈ k oʊ. k oʊ /) or cacao (/ k ə ˈ k aʊ /), [1] is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted. Cacao trees are native to the Amazon rainforest.
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring in other foods. The cacao tree has been used as a source of food for at least 5,300 years, starting with the Mayo-Chinchipe culture in what is present-day Ecuador.
Cacao and cocoa both come from cacao beans and they can be used interchangeably in a recipe, but they offer different health benefits.
For example Hu brand chocolate bars contain 70% cacao. Goodman says look for dark chocolate containing up to 85% of the raw, unprocessed form of cocoa. There are six benefits of dark chocolate: