The benefits of eating dark chocolate may include the following properties:

• It may act as antioxidants.
• It may reduce high blood pressure.
• It may have anti-inflammatory effects.
• It may reduce bad cholesterol.
• It may reduce heart disease.
• It may enhance brain functions.
• It may act as an anti-cancer agent. ​1,2​

When you see a percentage listed on a chocolate bar or product, the number refers to how much of the product, by weight, is made from cacao beans or parts thereof (like cocoa butter, chocolate liquor or cocoa solids). This percentage can be used to measure the sweetness, flavor, and intensity of the bar.

Ingredients & Allergens: Chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, bourbon vanilla beans.

Very nutritious If you buy quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, then it's quite nutritious. It contains a decent amount of soluble fiber and is loaded with minerals. A 100-gram bar of dark chocolate with 70–85% cocoa contains ( 1 ): 11 grams of fiber.

The secret to his chocolate was all in the conching process he had invented which created a fine-melting texture by evenly combining the cocoa mass and cocoa butter with other ingredients like sugar and milk for a prolonged period of time, Lindt's conching technique created a 'melting chocolate' so fine and so ...

So is dark chocolate actually healthy? Dark chocolate is rich in disease-fighting antioxidants. Studies show it can help reduce blood pressure and lower the risk of heart disease. Studies show that dark chocolate - when it is not loaded with sugar and saturated fat - is indeed a heart-healthy chocolate treat and more.

For instance, a 1-ounce square of Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa -- the bar FitzGerald ate every night for years -- contains 166% of the allowable limit for lead and 80% for cadmium. Consumer Reports' “safer choices” list includes just five bars with levels below 100% of both metals.

How Much Dark Chocolate Per Day Should You Consume? According to health experts, consuming around 30-60 grams of dark chocolate per day is a healthy amount for most people. That's about two to four small squares of your favourite chocolate bar.

Nutrition Facts:

Dark chocolate (70-85% cocoa): A 1-ounce (28-gram) serving contains around 20-60 milligrams of caffeine. Milk chocolate: A 1-ounce (28-gram) serving contains around 6-20 milligrams of caffeine.

Some research suggests that dark chocolate may help lower the risk of heart disease, reduce inflammation and insulin resistance, increase the diversity of the gut microbiome, and improve brain function.

LINDOR truffle The LINDOR truffle is and remains one of the most successful chocolate creations for Lindt & Sprüngli. Its rustling, glossy wrapper, the anticipation, the hard chocolate shell, and finally the pleasure of the cooling and incredibly smooth-melting filling provides a very special experience for all senses.