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Is cocoa an antioxidant?
Cocoa, whether as a
seed, powder or in chocolate, has several properties and health benefits due to
its enormous concentration of minerals and vitamins. It is delicious and can be
used in all kinds of foods.
What is
cocoa
Theobroma cacao is
the scientific name of this plant species and it is popularly known as cacao to
three particular elements that are made from this type of plant:
The tree: the tree
(Theobroma cacao) is called cacao, which can measure between 5 and 10 meters
high and grows in the tropical regions of America. Its seeds are used to make
what is also called cocoa and chocolate.
Seeds or grains: the
seeds and grains of the tree's fruit are also called cocoa after a fermentation
process in which they become a kind of beans or granules. Chocolate is made
with this element.
Grain powder: with
its grains previously fermented as we indicated, a concentrated powder is made
through a process in which said grains are ground and the fat is extracted,
dehydrating the consistency and forming the so-called cocoa.
The
benefits of cocoa
Surely you, lover of
chocolates, did not need to read here that chocolate is made from cocoa, but
did you know what its benefits are? Cocoa has about 300 identified components
of which the vast majority, in one way or another, benefit our body.
Let's see without
more, some of them:
Antioxidant
properties of cocoa
Cocoa tops the list
of foods with antioxidant properties ranking number 1 and above green tea,
acai, red wine and goji berries, as it has more properties than all of them,
combined.
Cocoa
contains high magnesium content
The Magnesium is a
necessary mineral for our body to function properly and cocoa oil gives body to
our high magnesium content. In addition to magnesium, cocoa has good amounts of
other two essential minerals for proper functioning at different levels of our
body, iron and chromium.
Cocoa contains
anandamide
Cocoa contains
anandamide. Anandamide is an organic chemical compound and neurotransmitter
that in our body produces slightly similar effects to those produced by some
cannabinoids, mimicking some of their psychoactive compounds present in them
Thus, it works as a
natural mood regulator that helps, for example, in a complementary treatment to
treat depression and other aspects related to mood and mood. This compound is
also shown to have effects on concentration, focus, love and pleasure,
favorably in several cases.
Other
benefits of cocoa
1.
As a
result of its high chromium content, it incredibly helps to lose weight in the
right amounts.
2.
Helps
regulate amounts of sugar in the blood.
3.
There are
those who argue that cocoa also has aphrodisiac properties and that it is a
natural stimulant of love.
Cocoa and
difference with cocoa
It is worth
mentioning that the properties of cocoa are not the same once it is processed,
that is, when it is converted into cocoa, since when food is processed, it
always loses most of its properties, especially if toxic additives such as they
are the preservatives or refined and artificial sugars. In addition, cocoa or
commercial powdered or bar chocolates are often even harmful to health.
Cocoa:
·
Helps in
reducing diets
·
Promotes
healthy skin
·
High in
antioxidants
·
Improves
moods
·
Contains
essential Vitamins and Minerals
·
Improves
brain functions
·
Turn off
migraines
·
Promotes
heart health
·
Aphrodisiac
Cocoa:
(Almost all
grocery store
chocolate candies, bars
and powder.)
·
Low cocoa
levels
·
Indicted
·
Heat
refined
·
Stripped
of nutrients
·
Often
Contains: Sugars, Milk Fat, and Artificial Flavors.
·
May cause
overweight
joints
can be annoying, discomforting, and debilitating. By instinct, we want to
immediately relieve pain the moment we first feel it, looking for a quick
remedy that will go to work fast. Some forms of pain require more intense
remedies, but there are some home remedies that you can use to help with muscle
and joint pain.
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