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Some Buyer's Tips

Table of Contents

1.	Overview
2.	What Makes Dark Chocolate a SuperFood?
3.	Chocolate and Blood Pressure
4.	Chocolate and Atherosclerosis
5.	What About the Fat?
6.	Chocolate: Some Buyer’s Tips
7.	Using Chocolate

When buying chocolate select dark chocolate with a high level of cocoa solids. The higher the amount of cocoa solids, the more polyphenols the chocolate will contain. Manufacturers are getting wise to consumer interest and you’ll soon notice more of this type of labeling on chocolate. Look for at least 70 percent cocoa solids. Nn independent analysis was conducted to learn the total polyphenol content of various commercially available chocolates, and here are the results:

Total Polyphenol Content of a Single 40-Gram Serving of Chocolate

Newman’s Own Sweet Dark Chocolate - 955 mg/40 grams
Dove Silky Dark Chocolate - 811 mg
Endangered Species Chocolate Company Wolf Bar – 811mg
(with cranberries and almonds)
Cadbury Royal Dark Indulgent Dark Chocolate – 765mg
Hershey’s Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate – 739mg
Chocolate de Dina Extra Dark Chocolate with Green Tea – 676mg

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