Benefits: More calories, good taste, and it is a good snack. You can eat some energy after strenuous exercise. Disadvantages: the cocaine contained in it has an exciting effect on nerves, and children eat more. One hundred grams of pure chocolate with more nutrients and less calories and no sugar, containing about six grams of protein, riboflavin 15%, calcium 9% and iron 7%. Flavonoids in chocolate have the effects of antioxidation, immunomodulation and inhibition of platelet aggregation. One hundred grams of pure chocolate contains only 420 calories. Switzerland is the country that consumes the most chocolate. Everyone eats 10 kg of chocolate every year, but the obesity rate is the lowest in the world. Protecting the Heart and Teeth Researchers at Pennsylvania State University conducted an experiment in which 42 healthy men ate 46 grams of milk chocolate every day. After 20 days, it was found that chocolate had no effect on blood total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels, but it could significantly increase the level of high-density lipoprotein beneficial to cardiovascular system. The other two groups of volunteers ate 25 grams of chocolate and ordinary bread respectively, and then the platelets of the two groups were tested two hours and six hours apart. The results showed that the platelet activity of volunteers who ate chocolate was low, while that of volunteers who ate bread remained unchanged, which confirmed that eating milk chocolate could protect the cardiovascular system. Milk chocolate is rich in minerals such as protein and phosphate, which has a good protective effect on enamel. Joyful body and mind eliminate fatigue Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, which can promote the brain to release endorphins, and then make people feel happy. On the one hand, eating chocolate will have a similar exercise effect on people who are indifferent or weak, on the other hand, it will have a calming effect on people who are overly excited. In addition, experiments have proved that an astronaut is exhausted after flying in space for 46 hours, and eating a piece of chocolate can eliminate fatigue and restore physical strength. According to the latest research results, Greek scientists said that they confirmed for the first time that dark chocolate (without milk chocolate) has the effect of improving blood vessel function, promoting blood vessel dilation and preventing thrombosis. * * * A total of 65,438+07 volunteers participated in the survey of scientists. Some of them ate 65,438+000 grams of dark chocolate, others ate alternative food without chocolate, and the two groups exchanged food the next day. Studies have found that people who eat dark chocolate improve vascular endothelial function, while people who don't eat dark chocolate don't. Endothelium is an extremely thin membrane covering the inner surface of blood vessels. Dark chocolate can protect the heart, probably because one of the natural antioxidants called flavonoids is high in content. Italian researchers have previously found that eating dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate can improve the antioxidant level of human body and help prevent heart disease. The researchers said that this discovery reminds people to pay attention to diet collocation in daily life, especially the interaction between foods with high flavonoid content and other foods. New candy and chocolate products have their own unique flavor. For example, UHA Uhat thick milk candy in hard candy has a strong milk flavor, is sweet and delicious, and is the best of its kind. Alpine chocolate sandwich candy in cream candy is complete in sugar body, uniform in particles, toothless, chewy and full of chocolate flavor. The dark chocolate produced by Shanghai Shenfeng Food Co., Ltd. melts in the mouth and has a silky feeling. Compared with foreign brands of chocolate, it has higher cost performance. The white rabbit lollipop in Guanshengyuan is an upgraded product of jelly candy. It is fragrant and elegant, chewy and contains fruit, which is very suitable for children to eat. This year, many new candy and chocolate products pay attention to health care. For example, Mentos Ice Blue (lime mint) and Wow Shuang Eye Bao have the functions of moistening throat and cleaning mouth. The former is chewy and has a strong mint flavor; The latter contains 12 kinds of Chinese herbal medicine ingredients for clearing away heat and toxic materials, vitamin C, Lotte xylitol (blueberry mint) chewing gum, the xylitol content accounts for more than 50% of the sweetener, and one can protect teeth if chewed frequently. In addition, Yake V9 vitamin candy is rich in nine vitamins needed by human body, while Boliyuan peanut nougat contains nutrients such as protein and peanut tetradilute acid. Of course, this year's candy chocolate market has also exposed some problems worthy of attention: first, some candies are seriously deformed because of their high water content; Second, the sugar granules are incomplete; Third, some packaging bags (boxes) are not marked with commodity attributes. Eat some chocolate to prevent cardiovascular disease. Antioxidant is an organic chemical component that is beneficial to health. A new Dutch study found that chocolate contains about four times as many antioxidants as black tea. Among them, the content of dark chocolate is the highest, with 53.5 mg per 100 g of chocolate; Milk chocolate contains 100 g15.9 mg; Black tea contains 13.9 mg in 100 ml. In the daily intake of antioxidants by Dutch citizens, tea is the most important source, accounting for about 55%, but chocolate is also an important source, accounting for about 20% of the total intake. Therefore, the researchers concluded that "the ancient Dutch habit of eating chocolate biscuits while drinking tea was not only a pleasure, but also very healthy."