Chocolate

According to legend, Native American tribes believed that the cocoa tree was presented to people by a god who once descended from heaven to earth along the beam of the morning star. In addition to such a gift, the deity taught a person how to prepare a tasty and very fragrant drink from harvested and then fried and ground grains. For centuries, the bitter Native American drink has been undergoing a transformation into a magical exquisite dessert that is extraordinarily popular and hotly loved around the world - chocolate.

Types of chocolate

Currently, several types of chocolate stand out, which differ mainly in their composition and taste:



bitter chocolate;

milk chocolate;

white chocolate.



Bitter chocolate, which is also called black, ideally has only cocoa butter, grated fried cocoa beans and powdered sugar in its composition. The larger the percentage of cocoa grated in the product, the hotter and more valuable the tiles become.

Milk chocolate, judging by the name, has dry cream or milk in its composition, which are responsible for the taste of the treat. And the aroma of such chocolate is due to the same cocoa products.

White chocolate is often undeservedly ignored due to the lack of a "chocolate" color. In vain, because it is based on cocoa butter, and the cream color is due to the lack of cocoa powder.

In addition, porous chocolate is also produced, which is distinguished by the presence of air bubbles in its structure.

Chocolate composition

Initially, chocolate included only 3 components: cocoa butter, grated cocoa and powdered sugar. Recently, on the labels of a store product, you can find such a number of components that just your eyes scatter.

Being an almost neutral product, chocolate is perfectly combined with both carbohydrates and fats. Probably that is why today in the composition of chocolate there is everything that the soul and fantasy of the pastry chef can wish.

The benefits of chocolate

Being a wonderful treat, chocolate is also a great medicine. And in fact, with moderate consumption, the benefits of chocolate can have a beneficial effect on the prevention of some diseases. So, with its help, you can even prevent senile dementia in old age. And chocolate is able to increase the number of blood cells.

The main thing is not to get too carried away with this tasteless product. It is scientifically justified that eating only less than 25 grams a day speaks of the benefits of chocolate, everything else will not bring anything good.

Chocolate harm

The possible harm of chocolate comes to a conversation when it turns out that it contains more than 35 percent fat and about 11 percent carbohydrates in its composition. In this regard, the calorie content of chocolate is quite high, so for those seeking not to gain extra pounds, this is not the most suitable product.

Plus, chocolate has another unpleasant property: with regular use, addiction can appear, like drugs. There is no talk of benefits here, because you need to start fighting this, one might say, disease.