<h5>How is chocolate made?</h5><p>The love for chocolate is universal. Everyone loves chocolate because it tastes delicious and makes us happy! But how is it made?</p><p>Cocoa beans are the secret ingredient behind the creation of chocolate. But raw cocoa is very bitter, making it inedible.</p><p>That's where the magic of food processing comes into play. Sugar, milk fat, and other ingredients are added along with different amounts of cocoa to make the chocolates we all enjoy.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPe1jMuX32s" title="How Chocolate is Made" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>Making of chocolate. Video by Tasty.</figcaption></figure></div><h5>Milk, white, and dark chocolate</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/can-chocolate-be-healthy%2FCocoa%20beans.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=29030bcf-82fa-4db6-afcc-c18256b67e82"><figcaption>Cocoa beans. Photo by Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0</figcaption></figure><p>Dark chocolate: It has very little or no milk and largely comprises cocoa solids, cocoa butter, and sugar. Dark chocolates usually have a bitter taste.</p><p>Milk chocolate: It has small amounts of cocoa solids and is made using more milk and dairy fat than dark chocolate. This makes the chocolate creamy and lighter in colour, giving it a sweet taste.</p><p>White chocolate: It doesn’t have cocoa solids like the other two types of chocolates. This is how it gets its white colour. This chocolate usually consists of cocoa butter, milk, and sugar.</p><h5>Health benefits of chocolates!</h5><p>It is said that dark chocolates have certain health benefits. They have certain elements present in them that can help increase your heart health and improve your brain function.</p><p>Eating dark chocolates can also help you reduce stress. Sadly, dark chocolates are not preferred by many people due to their bitter taste.</p><h5>How much chocolate should you eat?</h5><p>We just now read that dark chocolates have health benefits. Still, chocolate, like other sugary things, should be consumed in moderation.</p><p>The higher sugar content in milk chocolates can cause cavities and tooth decay. Eating too many chocolates can make your stomach upset. You don’t want a tummy ache and bad teeth, do you?</p><p>Does that mean you should stop eating chocolate altogether? No, you can have it in moderation.</p><p>You can have 1–2 grams of chocolate per week. Instead of milk chocolates, you can also eat up to 5 grams of dark chocolate two or three times weekly. Also, do brush your teeth properly after eating chocolates.</p>

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