Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate is healthful, which is great news for chocolate lovers. It has more cocoa and minerals than conventional chocolate, as well as more antioxidants and minerals. Dark chocolate has up to 15 mmol of antioxidants per 3.5 ounces, according to the FRAP analysis (100 grams). This is more than blueberries and raspberries, which provide up to 9.2 and 2.3 mmol of antioxidants in the same serving size. Furthermore, antioxidants found in cocoa and dark chocolate have been linked to numerous health advantages, including lower inflammation and risk factors for heart disease. A study of ten research, for example, looked at the relationship between cocoa consumption and blood pressure in both healthy adults and those with high blood pressure.

Consuming cocoa-rich goods, such as dark chocolate, lowered systolic blood pressure by an average of 4.5 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by an average of 2.5 mmHg. Another study discovered that dark chocolate may lower the risk of heart disease by increasing blood antioxidant levels, increasing "good" HDL cholesterol levels, and decreasing "bad" LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. Oxidized LDL cholesterol is dangerous because it causes inflammation in the blood arteries, which increases the risk of heart disease.