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Chocolate Cacao – The Newest Health Research Super Food?
You asked for it! You got it…at least part of it. New research is being updated constantly on the benefits of the cacao bean. Raw Cacao, or Chocolate, dates back to the Olmec Indians in 1500 BC. The Mayans and Aztecs used it in a drink they called Xocolatl to build resistance and fight fatigue.
Lets take a look at some of the key components of the Cacao bean. We’ll see why researchers are calling cacao one of the world’s greatest super foods and how it can benefit us.
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Antioxidants in Chocolate
Dark chocolate and cocoa is derived from cocoa beans which are grown in pods on the cacao tree. Antioxidants in chocolate are from the cocoa beans. They are a rich source of natural antioxidants called flavonoids and phytochemicals called polyphenols. Flavonoids have many antioxidant properties.
Benefits of Dark Chocolate
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