Benefits of Chocolates | Bakemate

Imagine the saying going, “A piece of dark chocolate a day, keeps the Doctor away!” Wouldn’t it put a smile on all our faces? Definitely! We’ve been eating chocolate for decades now, completely oblivious to the fact that they are healthy and provide protection to us. We say oblivious because our elders, whenever we picked up a piece of chocolate, would only stress about the detrimental health effects of chocolate, little did they know that chocolate intake in small amounts can be more beneficial than deleterious. Let’s take a look into the interesting health benefits of chocolate and get those myths busted!

To start off, the good news is that you can consume your favorite snack, i.e., chocolate everyday and that’s because, despite the list of disadvantages of chocolates shared with you on a daily basis as a kid, chocolates are excellent for your health, provided you follow the daily recommended intake listed by the FDA or the FSSAI, depending on the region you’re in. Research shows that the daily recommended intake of chocolate is 30-60g or 1 to 2 ounces. Consume more than that, then you could face long term issues, but as long as you stick to the recommended limits, you’re good to consume chocolate.

The quality of the chocolate available to us depends on where the chocolate production takes place and let us reiterate that the quality of the chocolate is the most important factor to consider while consuming it. Only top-notch quality Cocoa can guarantee you the health benefits of Chocolates we are now going to discuss.

Provides skin Protection

Rubbing lotion isn’t the only way you can stay protected from the harsh rays of the sun, you can load up on the delectable dark chocolate and trust it to protect you from the harmful UV rays, no greasy lotions necessary! It’ll serve as a good snack as well as your pocket-sized melanin shield. It’s a known fact that we all have melanin content in our skin and that it varies in quantity from person to person. And we were all advised to stay indoors or step out covered from the scorching rays of the sun, but weren’t educated about how skin protection is one of the dark chocolate benefits for skin. Well, now you know, so keep a dark chocolate bar ready in your pocket for when you predict a sunny weather in the following weeks.

Cardiovascular friendly

You can bid goodbye to any cardiovascular risk that worried you prior to finding out that dark chocolate or chocolate with high percentage of cocoa is heart healthy. If you thought only berries and few other organic fruits contain antioxidants, you are mistaken, because dark chocolate contains high flavanol content compared to any other fruits and the flavonoid found in dark chocolate promotes a healthy function of the heart. Consumption of dark chocolate puts your nerve cells in the clear of the risk of stroke. You can count yourself out from the risk of heart disease if you begin to consume dark chocolate on a regular basis because of the presence of high quantity of flavonoids such as epicatechin.

Reduces the threat of Cancer

Research shows that since dark chocolate contains high levels of higher cocoa content, which has the richest supply of flavonoids that are potent antioxidants, it could play a prominent role in cancer prevention. As per the studies conducted by the American Cancer Institute, the researchers suggest that although the evidence is limited at the moment, there seems to be convincing results that suggest that the cocoa flavanols could in fact be helpful in cancer prevention.

Keeps cholesterol in check

Consuming dark chocolate can be beneficial in more ways than one and with these many benefits of dark chocolate and its taste, there’s no reason why we wouldn’t want to consume it. Not only does it reduce the risk of heart diseases, but keeps cholesterol in control. It simultaneously decreases the bad cholesterol and increases the good cholesterol. It prevents the oxidation of ldl which results in oxidized ldl that causes serious cell damage. The antioxidants we talked about earlier get into the bloodstream and prevent lipoproteins from oxidative stress.

Improves cognitive abilities

Dark chocolate also improves the brain function by increasing blood flow to the brain. This could be useful to elderly people with intellectual disability. The ones that would normally put up a fight with taking their medicines, would enjoy the goodness of a chocolate, thereby helping them enjoy a small amount of tasty food as well as sticking to the prescription medication. Also helps with short bursts of brain function because of the presence of stimulants like Caffeine and Theobromine.

Balanced blood sugar levels

Good news for those of you suffering from uncontrolled blood sugar levels who also have to deal with a sweet tooth. Dark chocolate means a lower content in sugar and high content of cocoa, which helps in reducing the fasting blood sugar because of a low glycemic value. Therefore, people with diabetes can enjoy dark chocolate without any worries, although in limited quantity because too much of anything can have bad effects.

Blood Pressure in check

Flavanols have numerous health promoting factors. One of them is stimulating the lining of the arteries to produce nitric oxide. They reduce blood pressure by sending signals to the arteries and lowering the resistance to blood flow. A point to keep in mind is that the physiology of one person is different from another and no one person reacts the same way to the factors caused by flavanol.

Promotes Weight Loss

By now you must’ve figured that dark chocolate contains little to no sugar and no milk products and has a high content of cocoa, all of which promote weight loss by keeping your sweet tooth at bay. Also, because they have a high satiety value which means these foods keep you full for a longer time hence cutting down on your craving to put any random unhealthy junk in your mouth. They also boost your metabolism and burn fat and therefore are excellent to keep on track with your weight loss missions.

Betters your vision

Study shows that the visual acuity and contrast sensitivity of volunteers with no prior pathological eye diseases improved after consuming dark chocolate.

High Nutritional Value

With all the benefits provided by dark chocolate, it is pretty obvious that they have a high nutritional value.

100 grams of dark chocolate bar contains 11 grams of fiber, 67% of RDI value of iron, 58% of RDI value of magnesium, 89% of the RDI value of copper, 98% of RDI value of manganese and percentages of potassium, selenium, zinc, etc.

Alleviate menstrual cramps

Although this has not been confirmed yet by studies, many women have shared their stories stating that having a bar of dark chocolate during those days helps them with the cramping.

Now that you all have full knowledge of how beneficial dark chocolates are, you can take an informed decision about consuming them stress free.

With many of the health benefits of dark chocolate listed above, Chocolate is the all-time favourite snack of many. Bakemate being the Largest Chocolate Manufacturers in India established in Hyderabad, it is also one of the Largest Wholesale Chocolate Suppliers from India and the Largest Wholesale Exporters to USA, Philippines, Nigeria, Angola, Peru, Columbia, Brazil, Russia, Kazakistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Mexico & Canada.

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