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What's the difference between cocoa and chocolate?
Different characteristics: The main difference between cocoa and chocolate is that cocoa can be used as a raw material to make chocolate, and chocolate is a food made of cocoa.

It can be the main raw material for making cocoa powder or chocolate candy. Cocoa is also rich in flavanols and proanthocyanidins, so cocoa can be used as raw material of medicinal materials. Chocolate made from cocoa tastes a little bitter, but it is very fragrant and full of fragrance.

Precautions for eating chocolate?

1, chocolate is high in calories, and the proportion of nutrients contained does not meet the needs of children's growth and development.

2. Japanese research believes that chocolate can prevent dental caries, but it is easy to cause dental caries because of its high sugar content.

3, diabetic patients should eat less chocolate, or can eat light chocolate.

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