This is the second time I-ve seen cocoa extolled with no mention of the more flavenal rich cacao
“Make Cocoa Work for You”
Well... if you insist... okay!
This study is brought to you by the organization of chocolate producers.
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A Third of Chocolate Products Are High in Heavy Metals, CR's Tests Find
**On another thread it was pointed out that a particular article I quoted asserted high levels of heavy metal in Salt without using any particular government guidelines as a standard, which was a fair criticism. CR gives their criteria:
"CR’s scientists measured heavy metal content against California’s standard levels because there are no federal limits for the amount of lead and cadmium most foods can contain, and they believe that California’s standard levels are the most protective available. However, our tests are not assessments of whether a product exceeds California’s or any other legal standard—they are meant to indicate which products had comparatively higher levels of heavy metals."
See the affected products at the link. (Chocolate chips do not seem to have as much of a problem!)
As Axenolith pointed out, most foods do have some level of heavy metals, the question is the level one that your body can handle. Your decision.
I’ve heard that hot cocoa is one of the worst things you can drink if you want to avoid kidney stones.
Cacao powder is high in the heavy metals cadmium and lead. Cadmium is naturally occuring as the plants have an affinity for it. Leas contamination occurs during processing. The darker the choc the more potential cadmium and lead exposure. The big choc companies don’t want you knowing this of course. Cadmium is real bad for anyone with underlying kidney issues
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Dark chocolate is my catnip. And it’s a vegetable!
Is Cacao the same thing? I see loads of Cacao suppliments
Thanks, good stuff.
So, I can have a glass of chocolate milk every day made with Hershey’s cocoa, and it will help with my arthritis?
How ‘bout if I have a few homade peanut butter crackers with it? That would be a complete lunch for me!
cocoa makes you happy.
Being happy makes you live longer.
More Coca!!!! Where’s my straw? Oh wait.
Regular chocolate is almost too sweet for me any more. Real dark chocolate is still a little too bitter.
Now, a dark chocolate Dove bar is perfection. Maybe I’ll stock up on those.
Chocolate covered espresso beans get me going.
Hmm. I may never die of old age. Maybe I need to give up dark chocolate.