Question 1: What's in the chocolate? In the past, chocolate on the market can be divided into dark chocolate (dark chocolate or pure chocolate)-the milk content is less than12%; Milk chocolate-contains at least 10% cocoa pulp and at least 12% milk; Chocolate pound-chocolate without cocoa butter; White chocolate-chocolate without cocoa powder. Among them, milk chocolate is the most common. According to the survey, the taste of milk chocolate is the most acceptable to orientals. Therefore, most of the chocolates imported to China are extramilk (which means the milk is aggravated). In this kind of chocolate, the taste of milk and cocoa is equally important, which is suitable for people who like the rich milk flavor, but this kind of chocolate also feels sweeter. Dark chocolate is the favorite of people who like to taste the original flavor, because milk has less ingredients and usually lower sugar. The fragrance of cocoa can't be concealed by other flavors. After melting in the mouth, the fragrance of cocoa will overflow between the teeth for a long time. Some people think that eating dark chocolate means eating real chocolate. However, cocoa itself is not sweet or even bitter, so it is not very popular. As for white chocolate, it is white because it contains no cocoa powder, only cocoa butter and milk. This kind of chocolate has only the fragrance of cocoa, and its taste is different from that of ordinary chocolate. Some people don't classify it as chocolate. In addition to the different ingredients, according to the different additives, the forms of chocolate have also become diverse. According to the classification method of USDA in the United States, Solidchocolate means not mixing with nuts, biscuits and other ingredients, such as Swiss lotus. , mostly flaky and massive. Solid chocolate with other ingredients refers to chocolate mixed with finely chopped nuts, soft candy, milk, biscuits and other ingredients, such as Swiss triangle chocolate. In addition to solid chocolate, there are so-called sandwich chocolates, a kind of chocolate wrapped with nuts (fruit, peanut core), such as single chocolate wrapped with walnuts and peanuts, Snickers, M& etc. M, Qiqi milk with chocolate and so on. This kind of chocolate emphasizes that there is another chewy chocolate besides smooth chocolate, and the taste of nuts will neutralize the sweetness of chocolate because of the contents. There are also contents including biscuits.

Question 2: What's in the chocolate? A: Chocolate contains 30% fat, of which 60% is saturated fat. However, chocolate saturated fat contains unique stearic acid. This unique ingredient helps scientists explain the truth that "you don't have to be afraid of being fat when eating chocolate"

Stearic acid makes the saturated fat of chocolate have fundamentally different functions from the saturated fat in other fatty foods. Even if you eat chocolate for a long time or in large quantities, the cholesterol in human plasma will not change, and it can also help inhibit the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein and even help increase high-density lipoprotein (high-concentration lipoprotein, commonly known as "good cholesterol").

Sticking to a healthy, balanced and moderate diet is the most critical factor to prevent obesity.

Question 3: What nutrients does chocolate contain? Chocolate contains many nutrients, which is very important for keeping healthy. Macronutrients in chocolate include carbohydrates, protein and fat, which can provide energy for human body and maintain the normal activities of brain cells. Cocoa and chocolate also contain some micronutrients, including minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and copper. These minerals are necessary for human body, and they are used to participate in some physiological activities of the body, such as muscle contraction, energy storage, growth and nerve activity. In addition, because chocolate and cocoa are both plant foods, they also contain some natural compounds called phytonutrients-polyphenols, which are beneficial to the health of cardiovascular system after entering the body.

High-purity chocolate is not only low in calories, but also rich in polyphenols. This substance helps to improve the elasticity of blood vessels and is very beneficial to human health.

Polyphenol is a compound existing in chocolate, which has antioxidant function. Under the action of polyphenols, it can reduce the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein, regulate the hormone balance of human body, slow down cell aging, increase the immune function of the body and reduce the incidence of cancer. The main component of polyphenols is flavonoids, and the content of flavonoids in different types of food varies greatly. Chocolate contains a high content of flavonoids. In a 50g piece of pure chocolate, the flavonoid content is equivalent to 28 cups of white wine, 27 cups of beer, 17 oranges, 7 black plums, 6 apples or 4 cups of tea. Therefore, eating more chocolate is the best way to absorb flavonoids.

Chocolate also contains calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and other essential minerals, which play an important role in the growth, bone formation, metabolism and oxygen transport in the blood of teenagers.

When people are depressed, eating chocolate can relax their mood and relieve nervous nerves. Compared with tea and coffee, chocolate has lower caffeine content, so it will not cause harm to human body.

For people who like sports, chocolate also has the function of restoring physical strength. Eating chocolate before exercise can effectively increase glycogen storage in muscles, thus improving exercise ability, reducing energy consumption, delaying fatigue, and also contributing to recovery after long-term exercise.

Question 4: What ingredients in chocolate can make people happy? Endorphins and endorphins are hormones secreted by the human nervous system and contain morphine. With pain relief and pleasure, exercise and some foods can produce endorphins in the brain, which in turn produces morphine-like comfort. Endorphins are secreted by the nervous system in the human body and contain morphine ... The curative effect of traditional acupuncture therapy in China may be produced by endorphins.

Question 5: What can chocolate supplement? 1/ Chocolate contains more than 300 known chemicals. For hundreds of years, scientists have analyzed and experimented with these substances one by one, and in the process, they have continuously discovered and proved the vivid pharmacological effects of various components of chocolate on human body. Chocolate is a natural guardian against heart disease. It is rich in multi-source phenolic compounds, which plays a considerable role in preventing the oxidation or accumulation of fatty substances in human arteries. The main symptom of heart disease is coronary heart disease, which is usually caused by the oxidation of LDL (low concentration lipoprotein) in human blood, thus causing cardiovascular obstruction. Phenolic compounds in chocolate can not only prevent the fat in chocolate from rotting and turning sour, but also be quickly absorbed by blood vessels after eating into human body, and the antioxidant components in blood are obviously increased, which quickly exerts a powerful antioxidant effect, prevents LDL oxidation and inhibits platelet activity in blood vessels. These subcomponents play an important role in maintaining smooth blood flow in human blood vessels. Nutritionists have proved that fruits, vegetables, red wine, tea and other plant foods contain such natural antioxidant phenolic compounds. Strawberry has the strongest antioxidant capacity among fruits, but the antioxidant content of chocolate is 8 times higher than that of strawberry. 50 grams (one or two) of chocolate and 150 grams (three or two) of fine red wine are basically the same.

2/ Because chocolate can inhibit depression and make people feel happy, especially dark chocolate with more cocoa content is rich in phenylethylamine, which can play an important role in people's emotional regulation. Many doctors even use chocolate as a natural medicine for mild depression, because chocolate is rich in magnesium (4 100 micrograms per gram of chocolate), and magnesium has the effect of calming the nerves and relieving depression.

3/ The content unit of main nutrients is 44 grams of chocolate energy kilocalories per 100 grams 479.0 10.76 energy kilojoules 2004.005438+0.76 protein grams 4.205438+0.85 total fat grams 30.005438+03.20 carbohydrate grams 63. 1027.76 cellulose. G 5.902.60 The total sugar content is 54.6023.98 Ca and Mg 32.00 14.08 Fe and Mg 3. 13 1.38 Mg1kloc-0/5.0050.60. 438+0.004.84 zinc mg 1.620.7 1 copper mg 0.700.3 1 manganese mg 0.800.35 selenium mg 3.10/.36 vitamin C. +09 pantothenic acid mg 0. 1 10.05 vitamin B6 mg 0.0340.02 folic acid microgram 3.0010.32 vitamin B 12 microgram-vitamin a international unit 210.009.24 vitamin a retinol equivalent. Saturated fatty acid g 17.757.8 1 monounsaturated fatty acid g 9.974.39 polyunsaturated fatty acid g 0.970.43 cholesterol mg-caffeine mg 62.0027.28 theobromine mg 486.5088+03.84.

5/ Precautions

1. Chocolate is high in calories and sugar. The proportion of nutrients contained does not meet the needs of children's growth and development; 2. Japanese research believes that chocolate can prevent dental caries, but it is easy to cause dental caries because of its high sugar content;

3. Diabetic patients should try not to eat chocolate or special "sugar-free chocolate";

4. Women who eat too much chocolate during menstruation will aggravate menstrual irritability and pain;

Don't eat chocolate when drinking milk, because oxalic acid in chocolate will combine with calcium in milk to form calcium oxalate, so that calcium can't be fully utilized.

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Question 6: What nutrition does chocolate have? Chocolate can relieve stress.

Westerners love chocolate, and only Americans eat 65.438+0.27 billion kilograms of chocolate every year. Why is it so attractive? Modern scientific research has found that chocolate can become a romantic food, which has a lot to do with its chemical function.

Psychologists believe that when a man and a woman fall in love, their brains will be covered with a substance called phenylethylamine, which will produce a good mood; And chocolate just contains this substance, so it can make people feel romantic.

In addition, scientists believe that people, especially women, like to eat chocolate, mainly because chocolate can improve the level of a chemical called "Celetone" in the brain. It can bring people a sense of peace and better ability to cope with tension, and play a role in relieving stress.

Chocolate is good for the heart.

In addition to improving mental state, in recent years, scientists have begun to pay attention to the preventive effect of chocolate. Recently, a paper published in the American Medical Journal said that chocolate, especially dark chocolate, contains a natural antioxidant flavonoid, which can prevent arteriosclerosis, increase myocardial vitality, relax muscles, and prevent cholesterol from accumulating in blood vessels, and has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

In fact, this is not the first time that scientists have proposed the preventive effect of chocolate. Greece and Germany have similar studies. Last September, the authoritative British medical journal The Lancet published an American research report, pointing out that chocolate can prevent heart disease. Andrew Waterhouse of the University of California also found that dark chocolate, like red wine, fruits and vegetables, contains phenols (flavonoids are one of them), which can kill damaged cells that cause cancer and heart disease. Japanese research also shows that phenolic compounds extracted from chocolate can improve blood immunity.

Not long ago, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers at the University of L 'Aquila in Italy conducted an experiment: 15 healthy people were asked to eat100g of dark chocolate every day for 15 days. The results showed that their blood pressure decreased and their sensitivity to insulin increased. However, after volunteers ate100g of white chocolate every day for 15 days, they did not get such an effect. Therefore, doctors estimate that dark chocolate may be helpful to diabetics.

In addition, Dr. Crowe from university of westminster, London, found that chocolate can prevent colds. He pointed out that the smell of chocolate can make men's immune system produce an antibody called "immunoglobulin A", which can deal with various "small problems" in the body, such as colds.

In addition to these tangible health care and disease prevention effects, scientists also pointed out that chocolate also contains a variety of nutrients, such as vitamin E and magnesium, which have antioxidant effects; Lecithin necessary for human body, such as potassium, iron and tannic acid, is beneficial to children's brain development; Nuts and milk chocolate also add some other nutrients. In addition, cocoa beans, the raw material of chocolate, contain a lot of flavanols, which also have the function of health care and disease prevention.

In the research of scientists, some "hazards" of chocolate have also been clarified. Studies have found that the fat in chocolate does not affect cholesterol levels. After eating cocoa butter or pure chocolate for one month, the cholesterol index of people with normal cholesterol did not increase. In addition, research also shows that chocolate will not cause acne and acne, nor will it cause dental caries.

Experts suggest eating more dark chocolate.

In recent years, due to the deepening and updating of the understanding and publicity of chocolate, the consumption of chocolate has increased greatly in Europe and other places. In France, the output of chocolate has increased by 33% since 10, reaching 400,000 tons.

While people pay more attention to chocolate, dark chocolate begins to play the leading role. One reason is that the health care function of chocolate is particularly "outstanding"; Another reason is that dark chocolate is one of the chocolates with the lowest sugar content and fat content. In France, 8 1% people choose dark chocolate as the first choice to buy chocolate. Last year, because the media reported the health function of dark chocolate one after another, there were even scenes of snapping up in major shopping malls in Japan.

Although chocolate has many benefits, after all, there is no perfect food in this world. For chocolate, the expert's opinion is still "moderate consumption". Our correspondent in France saw on the website of the French Ministry of Health that the food hygiene announcement used the word "moderate amount" to guide people to eat chocolate. In Paris, there is a company called Cocoa and Chocolate.

Question 7: What are the hazards of chocolate to the body? Eating too much chocolate will only cause digestive problems. Just like all foods with high fat content (above 30%), eating too much chocolate can also cause stomach pain (such as stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea or constipation). ). Especially light chocolate is rich in fat and polyol (if you eat too much, you will have stomach cramps or diarrhea). The remedy for eating too much chocolate is to drink a cup of green tea to warm your stomach.

Eating too much bad chocolate will make you dizzy and get a brain tumor.

Will get fat, pores will increase, and the skin will be bad.