Chocolate containing cocoa (cocoa beans) more than 70% also have benefits for health, because chocolate is rich in antioxidant content of phenols and flavonoids. With the presence of antioxidants, it will be able to capture free radicals in the body. The amount of antioxidant is even 3 times more than green tea, a beverage that has been often regarded as a source of antioxidants.
With the presence of antioxidants, it can make the chocolate into a health drink. Phenols, an antioxidant capable of reducing cholesterol in the blood so it can reduce the risk of heart attack are also useful to prevent cancer in the body, preventing the occurrence of stroke and high blood pressure. Besides the fat content in chocolate high quality proven cholesterol-free and does not clog arteries.
​Chocolate also contains several vitamins that are useful to the body such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E. In addition, chocolate also contains substances or nutrients that are essential to the body such as iron, potassium and calcium. Cocoa itself is the highest natural source of magnesium. If someone magnesium deficiency, can cause hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, joint pain and problems of woman’s monthly pre-menstrual (PMS). By eating chocolate will add daily nutritional intake of magnesium in causing increased levels of progesterone in women. This reduces the negative effects of PMS.
