Cocoa in chocolate is good for you, in the right amount.
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One ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate contains 140 calories. One ounce of milk chocolate contains 150 calories.
One common element is carbon. Anything that comes from the byproduct of a living thing contains carbon.
No chocolate is healthy - to be chocolate, it has to be a mixture of fat and sugar. However, in that sense the healthiest chocolate is the one which you can eat least of and still be satisfied.
...only antioxidants..
take a strawberry and put just a little bit of chocolate on it. that's just one thing i love to eat that is junk food and health food.
If one is very sensitive to caffeine, eating Hershey chocolate could keep one awake, because all chocolate contains traces of caffeine.
Pure chocolate has no real nutritional value, but may contain antioxidants that will increase lifespan. However, almost no one eats pure chocolate. Chocolate desserts are fatty and sweet, and as a result bring little good to your body but are instead empty carbohydrates. While you can consume chocolate in moderation and remain healthy, eating it to excess can easily cause health issues.
The average chocolate bar contains around 270 calories. If this was energy, this would be about 1/10 of what the normal person consumes in one day.
Actually, it is healthy for a human being to at least have ONE serving of DARK chocolate a day. Milk chocolate, however, has lot of sugar which can eventually turn into fat cells.