Chocolate lovers discover the healthiest chocolate
April 30, 2021
Montezuma's Extraordinary Chocolate 100% Cocoa Absolute Black Dark Chocolate
90g per bar
One of the world's best chocolate bars made in Great Britain by a couple passionate about chocolate. Of all chocolate bars, It tastes amazing and has one of the highest levels of healty flavanols and little unhealthy about it. If you love strong dark chocolate and don't want the added sugars or sweetness, this bar is for you.
Best For
Chocolate with high levels of flavanols can help modestly with heart disease [1], cholesterol levels [2], exercise, memory/cognition [5], skin wrinkles [4], and blood sugar control[5].
Ingredients of Concern
Dark Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 100%
- Pros:
- One bar has 1000mg of flavanols making this a very healthy chocolate
- Has one of the lowest contents of the metal cadmium (a kidney toxin) and other unhealtly toxins of all chocolate bars sold on the market
- Made from 100% Cocoa
- No added sugar, no gluten, no soy, and made without milk.
- Delicious with smooth taste
- Company founded by Helen and Simon Pattinson in 2000, British lawyers turned self-taught chocolate makers
- Perfect for those who strive for clean eating
- Lowest amount of calories for the amount of flavanols
- High customer ratings
- 100% Recyclable packaging
Ingredients Concern: 85mg of caffeine and 604 mg of theobromine per 1/4 bar
Cons: 100% cocoa may have a bit of a bitter aftertaste.
Seems pricey, but actually price is low for the amount of healthy flavanol content compared to other chocolate bars
Helen and Simon Pattinson left their jobs as lawyers to create the highest quality ethical cocoa sourced from fair trade plantations. They started with a chocolate store in Brighton, England and grew into more stores with a mission of bringing chocolate innovation into a boring British chocolate market. Today, they have one of the purest chocolate products.
The flavanols in dark chocolate may benefit heart disease, memory (in those with mild cognition issues only), and mood and stress. It has very mild positive affects on lessening wrinkles. Those that eat chocolate with high levels of flavanols tend to have lower risk of heart disease. Cocoa flavanols may lower cholesterol in some and help with vascular function. Note that this chocolate bar is from England and it has a much higher content of flavanols than most chocolate bars sold in the USA. ln 2012, the European Food Safety Authority said that cocoa flavanols help contribute to normal blood flow. The suggested amount of flavanols needed to potentially produce these results are below. Note that Monetzuma's chocolate bar has about 1000mg per bar. Cardiovascular health: About 200 to 900 mg per day;
Blood sugar improvement: About 200 mg to 600 mg per day;
Memory function: About 500 to 900 mg per day;
Skin elasticity/wrinkles: 320 mg per day
Chocolate with high levels of flavanols can help modestly with heart disease [1], cholesterol levels [2], exercise, memory/cognition [5], skin wrinkles [4], and blood sugar control[5].
Since Montezuma's chocolate has no added sugar, no gluten, no soy and is made without milk. - It is perfect for those who have diet intolerances and it is vegan. Simpy eat.
All Ingredients:
Keep your chocolate tightly wrapped and store in a cool, dry place at 60-75 degrees.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
[1] Hooper L, Kay C, Abdelhamid A, Kroon PA, Cohn JS, Rimm EB, Cassidy A. Effects of chocolate, cocoa, and flavanols on cardiovascular health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:740–51.
[2] Tokede OA, Gaziano JM, Djousse L. Effects of cocoa products/dark chocolate on serum lipids: a meta-analysis. Eur J Clin Nutr 2011;65:879–86.
[3] Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to cocoa flavanols and maintenance of normal endothelium‚Äêdependent vasodilation pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) First published: 17 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2809
[4] Hyun-Sun Yoon, Jong Rhan Kim, Gyeong Yul Park, Jong-Eun Kim, Dong Hun Lee, Ki Won Lee, Jin Ho Chung, Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation Influences Skin Conditions of Photo-Aged Women: A 24-Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 146, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 46–50, https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.217711
[5] Desideri G, Kwik-Uribe C, Grassi D, Necozione S, Ghiadoni L, Mastroiacovo D, Raffaele A, Ferri L, Bocale R, Lechiara MC, et al. Benefits in cognitive function, blood pressure, and insulin resistance through cocoa flavanol consumption in elderly subjects with mild cognitive impairment: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study. Hypertension 2012;60:794–801.
[2] Tokede OA, Gaziano JM, Djousse L. Effects of cocoa products/dark chocolate on serum lipids: a meta-analysis. Eur J Clin Nutr 2011;65:879–86.
[3] Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to cocoa flavanols and maintenance of normal endothelium‚Äêdependent vasodilation pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) First published: 17 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2809
[4] Hyun-Sun Yoon, Jong Rhan Kim, Gyeong Yul Park, Jong-Eun Kim, Dong Hun Lee, Ki Won Lee, Jin Ho Chung, Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation Influences Skin Conditions of Photo-Aged Women: A 24-Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 146, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 46–50, https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.217711
[5] Desideri G, Kwik-Uribe C, Grassi D, Necozione S, Ghiadoni L, Mastroiacovo D, Raffaele A, Ferri L, Bocale R, Lechiara MC, et al. Benefits in cognitive function, blood pressure, and insulin resistance through cocoa flavanol consumption in elderly subjects with mild cognitive impairment: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study. Hypertension 2012;60:794–801.
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