Cocoa powder = dark chocolate bars?
CharonCharon
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I use cocoa powder in my coffee every morning.
Add 1 tablespoon.
That's just as healthy as eating some dark chocolate candy - right?
Or is the "good stuff" in the fat of the bar by any chance?
I hope I get answers such as "just as healthy".
Add 1 tablespoon.
That's just as healthy as eating some dark chocolate candy - right?
Or is the "good stuff" in the fat of the bar by any chance?
I hope I get answers such as "just as healthy".
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just eat the chocolate.0
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um, well, there are antioxidants in chocolate and in cocoa, so if that's what you mean by "healthy," then you are getting them from both sources. I have no idea how much of the relevant flavenols are in a tbsp of cocoa, or in, say, an ounce of 85% dark chocolate either. As far as I know, a U.S. RDA for chocolate has not yet been established. However, I do recall that there was some evidence that something in milk that interferes with the absorption of the antioxidants from the chocolate, which led to the conclusion by those researchers that dark chocolate was "healhier" than milk chocolate. So if you put milk in your coffee, that might counteract the antioxidant effect. Assuming there was one to begin with. On the other hand, the whole coffee-cocoa-milk combination would be one heck of a lovely way to kick off a day. I think I'll have some tomorrow.0
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Cocoa powder
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S093947531100038XConsumption of cocoa power with milk modulates the lipid profile in high-risk subjects for CHD. In addition, the relationship observed between the urinary excretion of cocoa polyphenol metabolites and plasma HDLc and oxLDL levels suggests a beneficial role for cocoa polyphenols in lipid metabolism.0 -
Cocoa powder
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S093947531100038XConsumption of cocoa power with milk modulates the lipid profile in high-risk subjects for CHD. In addition, the relationship observed between the urinary excretion of cocoa polyphenol metabolites and plasma HDLc and oxLDL levels suggests a beneficial role for cocoa polyphenols in lipid metabolism.
Try a tablespoon in your chili pot.
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I make my own chocolate with butter, sweetener, flour and cocoa powder. Still experimenting with the ratio though. You could probably get a recipe online.0
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