Yes, you should keep your mouth shut during lactation, and you should read the product packaging carefully when buying chocolate products. The first is the name of the product. Some manufacturers design the outer packaging with the font of "chocolate" very big and eye-catching, while the font of "cocoa butter substitute" is very small, thus confusing consumers. Followed by the product composition table. The ingredient list does not indicate cocoa butter, but cocoa butter, so it can't be called chocolate. Pure and high-quality chocolate, with exquisite appearance and complete patterns; After breaking, you can see that the texture of the product and the chocolate with good quality are very delicate and uniform, and it melts in the mouth; Chocolate with poor texture has many pores, large and small, uneven distribution, dull surface luster and insoluble entrance.

Storage skills of chocolate

In summer, if the room temperature is too high, it is best to seal it with plastic bags first, and then put it in the freezer. Don't open it immediately when you take it out, let it heat up slowly, and then open it when it is close to room temperature. When the indoor temperature is lower than 20℃ in winter, it can be stored in a cool and ventilated place. Of course, in order to keep the best flavor and taste of chocolate, it is best to eat as much as possible, buy as much as possible, and eat the freshest chocolate every time.

Suitable crowd for chocolate

The general population can eat it.

The taboo crowd of chocolate

Diabetic patients should not eat.

Introduction of chocolate

Chocolate is a transliteration of the foreign word chocolate. The main raw material is cocoa beans (coconut-like fruit, which will blossom and bear fruit on the trunk). Its origin is very early. It began in Montero, the last emperor of the Mexican Astica dynasty. It was a society that worshipped chocolate at that time. It likes to add pepper, pepper, vanilla bean and spices to make them foam, and drink 50CC in a golden cup every day. This is a drink belonging to members of the court. Its scientific name is Cocoa.

The earliest chocolate, which originated from the ancient Indians in Mexico, is a kind of food containing cocoa and tastes bitter and spicy. 1526, the Spanish explorer cortes brought it back to Spain and presented it to the king at that time, which made Europeans regard it as ecstasy and set off a frenzy. Later, around16th century, the Spanish made chocolate "sweet". They mixed cocoa powder and spices in sugarcane juice to make a sweet drink. At 1876, a Swiss named Peter was ingenious and added some milk to the above drinks, completing the whole process of modern chocolate creation. Soon, it is believed that liquid chocolate will be dehydrated and concentrated into chocolate candy bars that are easy to carry and store. 1828, Van Houten of the Netherlands thought of removing 2/3 of the fat and making a cocoa drink that is easy to drink.

The efficacy and function of chocolate

1. Improve memory

Chocolate has effects on attention, memory and intelligence. Some drivers use chocolate as a "spiritual booster" to improve their driving ability; Students who take exams can also be used to strengthen their brains.

2. Enhance immunity

Chocolate contains as much catechins as tea. Catecholic acid can enhance immunity, prevent cancer and interfere with blood supply of tumor.

prevent premature senility

Swiss research has found that men who regularly eat chocolate can also prevent colds. Chocolate is an antioxidant food, which has a certain effect on delaying aging.

4. Midwife Hercules

Chocolate is rich in carbohydrates, fats, protein and various minerals, which can be quickly absorbed and digested by human body. Therefore, they are called "midwives" by experts. If pregnant women eat some chocolate properly before labor, they can gain enough strength to open the cervix as soon as possible and give birth smoothly, which is very beneficial to both mother and baby.

5. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Eating chocolate is beneficial to control the content of cholesterol, maintain the elasticity of capillaries and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

6. Delicious food

Chocolate can relieve depression and make people excited.

Nutritional value of chocolate

The fat (cocoa butter) that chocolate first separates from cocoa consists of saturated fatty acids (palmitic acid and stearic acid), monounsaturated fatty acids and other small amounts (less than 5%). In addition to fat and simple sugar, chocolate is also rich in a lot of essential minerals, especially beauty, copper, potassium and manganese. In fact, it also contains moderate amounts of zinc and iron.

Eating taboos of chocolate

1. Children should not eat chocolate. Although chocolate is high in calories, the proportion of nutrients it contains does not meet the needs of children's growth and development.

2. Women who eat too much chocolate during menstruation will aggravate menstrual irritability and breast pain.

People with heartburn should avoid eating chocolate, especially if they feel heartburn after eating chocolate. This is because chocolate contains a substance that can make stomach acid overflow from the stomach.