That was used was red dye 40 which was not

that was used was red dye 40 which was not carcinogenic at all to test animals
But still, parents worried, and as a result, it was decided to remove it.
-in their contract the Rolling Stones only needed brown M&Ms in their dressing room
-Aerosmith only needed the green ones (aphrodisiac)
-this was to ensure that the promoters read the full contract
-M&Ms used for statistics in schools because of the different colours
Cherry Blossom
-some sugar but no chocolate butter
-made from vegetable fat, palm oil etc
-known as invertase.
-cherry is packed into sugar and in presence of enzyme invertase, sugar gets converted into
invert sugar (more soluble than sugar), which is a mixture of glucose and fructose, together with
the sugar, a small amount of water is also packed there
-the cherry melts out, you get a gooey substance
Godiva
-bought by Campbell's Soup
-used to be a Belgian company
-Porcelana & Ocumare come from Venezuela- most expensive chocolate in the world, wrapped
in gold
Chocolate is claimed as a health food
- compared to gin, more health benefit with chocolate
- Myths: chocolate might be associated with dermatological problems
- Can lead to heartburn: eating chocolate relaxes valve and makes it

possible for the acidic content of the stomach to come up in the esophagus (GERD, gastro
esophageal reflux disorder)
- rich in sugar, perfect food from bacteria (S mutans) converts sugar into lactic acid and
plaque lactic acid, attacks the enamel of our teeth
- chocolates contain some antibacterial agent that fight off the S. mutans
- Anecdotal evidence that people get migraines after eating chocolate
- Suppresses coughs because it's high in sugar and tends to smoothen the throat, lessens
the irritation of it
- contains a chemical theobromine, an antitussive (suppresses cough signal) reason why
chocolate can be poisonous to small animals - small dogs or cats don't have the ability
of metabolizing theobromine leads to a buildup of this particular chemical that can be
deadly
- Can prevent heart disease fat that is present in chocolate (the more bitter the chocolate
the more fat), stearic acid, neutral in terms of increasing blood cholesterol level.
- good cholesterol, HDL cholesterol.
- bad cholesterol, LDL cholesterol.
- Ugly cholesterol, oxidized LDL cholesterol
- rich in antioxidants like the flavanols, flavanols prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol
into oxidized LDL cholesterol (component of plaque)
- antioxidants present of benefit, the darker the chocolate, the better it is, different levels
of antioxidant activity for dark chocolate, milk chocolate, compare to red wine.
- Chocolate better source of antioxidants than red wine
- increases the levels of nitric oxide, NO lowers BP
- Mars has developed CocoaVia high in flavanols in the antioxidants, people didn’t like it
and it was expensive
- Chocolate with added calcium
French have low incidence of heart disease - associated with consumption of wine
-french drink a lot of coffee which has best source of antioxidants
Brain Benefits & Chocolate
- When older people eat chocolate, improves cognitive properties
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