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Of course you do. Here are five ways to choose the kind heart healthy.

You can practically hear the cheering women in the streets while the recent studies related compounds of chocolate for heart health. But before you raid the candy aisle in the name of welfare, be aware that not all chocolate is rich in flavonols, superstars who earn antioxidantlike treat its good reputation of yourself. All foods, chocolate, including cocoa powder and bars are made from cocoa beans. (Yes, cocoa is spelled correctly.) However, "how the beans are processed into a product is its rich content flavonol said Robyn Flipse, RD, Bradley Beach, New Jersey. Flavonols beans can lose when they are exposed to extreme heat production methods often used to make chocolate less bitter. Manufacturers are not required to list flavonol contents on their labels, so there is no easy way of knowing how a quartet might contain. Follow these guidelines to the chances that your next fix of chocolate is good for your ticker:

Search keywords. Chews Chocolate alkaline Choose which does not list or processing cocoa Dutch in the ingredients. These terms are signs beans were prepared using a process called dissolution, which reduces flavonols, Flipse said.

Choose from dark chocolate to milk. "Chocolate milk is diluted with milk and sugar instead of dark, what in many cases, can mean less of flavonols per ounce," said Gaile Moe, PhD ., professor of dietetics at the University of Pacific in Seattle.

Buy flavonol-friendly brands. The company in March, for example, has patented a process which, it protects the flavonoids. (Flavonoids include flavonols and other compounds.) Products manufactured by this process are stamped with a "Cocoapro" seal. (The government does not regulate the seal.) It does not mean other brands are not flavonols. "You do not know anyway," says Flipse.

Make real hot chocolate. Because cocoa is probably more concentrated than dark or milk chocolate, a cup of cocoa from natural, unsweetened cocoa is probably higher in flavonols than bars.

Go to the source. The work of cocoa beans, the root of all the chocolates in your diet with a dose of flavonols. The grains are often sold as "feathers", the form of shells. Try this Cocoa Bean Smoothie Chief David Wolfe, of San Diego: Grind a handful of feathers cocoa in a coffee grinder. In a blender, combine 1 c. Soup of feathers on the ground, 1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt, cinnamon 1 / 2 c. and 1 / 4 cup of skim milk.

History of Chocolate

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  Chocolate. We love him, you love it and every day, millions of people enjoy delicious in all its forms. But where is it and how did it get so popular? In this brief history of chocolate, we'll see how a simple grain rather bitter taste little has been transformed into one of the most popular foods in the world.
  
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  Our journey began around 4000 years in the Americas. ancient tribes like the Aztecs and Mayans revered cocoa (or cacao) beans, eat them before going into battle because they were thought to give strength. The Aztecs also believed that cocoa actually came from heaven itself and those who ate beans would be blessed with wisdom, energy and, uh, more power sexually.
  
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