Who does not
know chocolate? Brown is one type of food is known for its delicacy and its
benefits. There is now a lot of processed cocoa products are famous and a
favorite of people around the world.
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Despite
having the name chocolate, but the original pieces of chocolate itself is not
brown, but yellow fruit ready to be harvested. The original name of the fruit
sendri is cacao (cocoa) which basically tasted very bitter when consumed
straight away.
Dioalh cocoa
or cocoa into chocolate is usually harvested when the fruit is yellow, and not
have to bother memanenya, because besides just staying picking, the cacao tree
is also not a seasonal tree species, which means it can bear fruit anytime.
What are the
benefits of chocolate (cocoa / cacao)?
Brown fruit
itself has benefits that are very diverse, especially for human health. Here
are the benefits of chocolate fruit it self.
1. Being the
manufacture of chocolate
Cacao
(cocoa) that are ready to be harvested will be taken and processed ntuk then be
used as basis for making chocolate. The resulting chocolate is usually very
varied, but the common ones are 2 types: dark chocolate (dark chocolate) and
cocoa powder.
Both
produced from brown fruit is then dioalh again resulting in a wide variety of
processed - processed which we find in the market today. Here is a kind of -
kind of processed chocolate are common on the market:
• Chocolate
bars
• Chocolate
Candy
• Drink
chocolate
• The
chocolate cake
But to
consume types of processed cocoa yan gsudah so, such as candy, cookies and
chocolate bars, you have to be careful - hait because these processed products
have a very high sugar content to mask the bitter taste in the chocolate. It
can be dangerous for your health, especially for those who suffer from diabetes
and obesity.
2. Improving
mood
Fruit
chocolate contains caffeine, theobromine, methyl - xanthine and natural
phenylethylalanine. All of this content have excellent benefits for our bodies,
especially in terms of improving the condition of the mind - the mind and the
body relaxes, so it can improve one's mood. The condition of bad mood can be
resolved by consuming chocolate fruit processed products, terutam which have a
high content of pure chocolate. In addition to re-do mood, chocolate also has
the following benefits:
•
Anti-depressant alias deterrent emergence of stress
• Reduce
stress
• Reduce
fatigue that appear on the body
• Calming
state of mind
3.
Anti-aging
One thing
that most bothered mainly by women alias aging is the aging process. Many women
who hassle to find what is appropriate therapy for reducing aging appear.
However, the answer is simple, namely consume chocolate. The essential oils
contained in chocolate is able to provide anti-aging effects are outstanding
and can reduce the signs - the signs of aging on the body. In addition, other
benefits of chocolate essential oil are:
• Strengthen
bones
•
Maintaining healthy nails
•
Maintaining the strength and health of hair
• Maintain
skin health.
Good For
Anti Aging
4. Antidotes
free radicals
One of the
essential ingredients in the chocolate are antioxidants and flavonoids. The
content of these two substances have the primary function of which is essential
to ward off free radicals which will go into the body. As we know, free
radicals that can not be resisted and into the body can cause various diseases
and can weaken the immune system or your immune system. therefore, the
consumption of chocolate is very good for those of you who want to be free of
diseases caused by free radicals.
For a good
antidote Free Radicals
5. Lower
levels of cholesterol the body
You have the
makings of high cholesterol? Kalu so brown DAPT become one of your menu
alternatives. flavonoid that is in cokalt able to assist your body in lowering
levels of bad cholesterol LDL alias that is in the body. Degngan drop in LDL,
aka bad cholesterol, then you can avoid high cholesterol, and also avoid:
• Narrowing
of blood vessels
• A heart
attack
• Stroke
• Blockage
of arteries
Good for
lowering cholesterol
6. Lowering
blood pressure
For those of
you who have the talent aka hypertension high blood pressure, you can consume
chocolate to help lower your blood pressure. This condition is caused by the
content of flavonols contained in chocolate. In addition, chocolate also able
to calm the nerves and the mind, so to relax and relaxed body, the blood
pressure can also be controlled.
Good for
lowering blood pressure
7. Cure
cough
Chocolate
contains theobromine compound, where the compound has excellent benefits for
curing and reducing cough symptoms that interfere with your daily activities -
day.
Good to cure
cough
8. Prevent
liver disorder
With the
presence of antioxidants in chocolate, then the work of the liver becomes
lighter, because the free radicals that enter the body would be reduced, with
more lightness of the work of the heart, then the disorder - a disorder that
usually affects the liver disease, such as liver, cancer and hepatitis and prevented.
Either to
prevent liver disorders
9. Prevent
Cancer
Yanglain
brown function is to assist the body in preventing the emergence of cancer. It
is not to cure the cancer that attacks the patient, but chocolate can help
prevent damage - damage to cells that can be a trigger cancers and tumors in
certain body parts.
Good for
preventing cancer
10. Increase
energy and relieve fatigue
Brown has
the ability to deliver and restore your energy habisa because it has been the
move all day. Therefore, when you're feeling tired, and exhausted to move, rest
for a moment and drink or consume cokalt to help restore energy and prevent
strees because of your work.
As a source
of energy
That's some
of the benefits of chocolate fruit. Keep in mind, these benefits will be
effective if you eat processed chocolate with low sugar content, chocolate
alias pristine, containing 60% minimum content of dark chocolate, so the effect
is more pronounced. Avoid excessive consumption of processed chocolate, because
chocolate contains refined sugar is very high and can lead to diabetes and
obesity. Hope it is useful.