Chocolate liquor contains trace amounts of fat-s0luble vitamins such as A and E. It also contains small amount of water-soluble vitamins such as folate and niacin.
Bone enhancing vitamin D and antioxidant E are found in dark and milk chocolate, which are important nutrient, too.
Cocoa solids have the important ability to inhibit the oxidation of circulating fats in the blood stream.
Oxidized fats are leading suspects in hardening of the arteries, and are why antioxidants, from vitamin C to vitamin E, have been credited with reducing the risk of heart disease from free-radical oxidative stressor.
Some other nutrients in chocolate include magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper and manganese.
Dark chocolate is plentiful in magnesium, important for brain functioning. A single 2 ounce bar can contribute as much as 15 percent daily magnesium requirement.
Chocolate milk is a rich source of calcium. Each 8 ounce serving of chocolate milk provides 35% of the 800 mg recommended for this nutrient for children 4 to 8.
And 23% of the 1300 mg recommended for those 8 through 18 years and 30% of the 1000 mg recommended for adults 19 through 50.
Vitamins and minerals in chocolate
