Everthink About Coklat

The word comes from the brown xocoatl (Aztec tribal language), which means that the bitter drink. Tribal Aztec and Maya in Mexico believe that the god of Agriculture has sent chocolate that came from heaven to them. Cortes then took him to Spain between the years 1502-1528, and by the Spanish bitters are mixed more sugar, so it's nice. Brown then spread to France, the Netherlands and the UK. In the chocolate factory was established in 1765 in Massachusetts, the United States.

In its development is not only a chocolate drink, but also become the preferred snack of children, adolescents, and adults. In addition to taste delicious, nutritious chocolate that age make someone become more lengthy. A study was done on epidemiologis Harvard University student who registered between the years 1916-1950. By using the food frequency questionnaire collected information on eating habits or chocolate mint on the Harvard University student.

With the physical activity that is done, smoking habits, eating habits and found that those who like to eat candy / chocolate age longer than one year is not eater. Fenol suspected of antioxidants in the chocolate is the cause why they can be longer. Fenol also found in many red wines that are already known as a good drink for heart health. Brown has the ability to prevent oxidation LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and increase the body's immune function, which can prevent the risk of coronary heart disease and cancer.

During this time there was a view that the chocolate candy on dental caries and may also be responsible for the emergence of obesity problem. Can not be denied again that obesity is a risk factor degeneratif diseases. But studies at the University of Harvard is that if you show up with the chocolate candy consumption, physical activity and eat a fairly balanced with the menu, then the impact of chocolate candy negatip does not need too feared.

According to tribal belief Maya,
chocolate is the food of the gods. Pain original cacao bean is actually a result of bitter alkaloid uterus, but after going through the process of engineering can produce chocolate as a food favored by anyone. Brown seeds contain 31% fat, 14% carbohydrate and protein 9%. Chocolate is rich in protein amino acid triptofan, fenilalanin, and tyrosin. Although chocolate contains high fat, but relatively easy because rancid chocolate also contains polifenol (6%), which function as antioxidants ketengikan prevention.

In the United States chocolate consumption only contributed 1% of the total fat intake as stated by the National Food Consumption Survey (1987-1998). This amount is relatively small, especially when compared with the contribution of meat (30%), cereal (22%), and milk (20%). Fat in chocolate, cocoa butter is often called, most composed of saturated fat (60%) especially stearat. But brown fat is a vegetable fat that is does not contain cholesterol. To keep the saturated fat that is not too high, it's good to limit only eat one chocolate bar per day and only mebatasi consume suplement or other food containing catechin such as apple and tea.

In research involving human subjects, found that the consumption of fat brown generate total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol is lower than consumption of butter or beef fat. So even though each contains saturated fat but the effect was produced different cholesterol. Gynecology stearat high on chocolate that caused the brown fat is not sejahat animal fat. Has long been known that stearat is neutral fatty acid that will not trigger blood cholesterol. Why? Stearat appeared to be slowly digested by our bodies and also diabsorpsi less.

A third of fat found in chocolate is oleat acid that is not saturated fatty acid. Oleat acid is also found in the predominantly olive oil. Epidemiologis study on the Mediterranean that many people consume oleat acid from olive oil concludes oleat positive effects for heart health.

Haunting question of how much we can mengkonsusmi chocolate? There is no suggestion that nutrition for this, however, eating chocolate 2-3 times a week or drinking chocolate milk every day it would still be accepted. Principles of nutrition that is actually easy to eat all types of food are moderate. Nutrition problems generally arise when we eat too much or too little.

Eating chocolate will not cause addicted, but for some people think that chocolate may be good cause mengkonsumsinya longing to return. This is called a chocolate craving. The impact of chocolate on the behavior and mood (mood) closely related to the chocolate craving. Chocolate can be nostalgic because aromanya, texture, sweet-pahitnya etc.. This is also often associated with the womb phenylethylamine which is a substance similar amphetanine that can improve serapan triptofan in the brain, which then in turn produce dopamine. Impact of dopamine is showing improvement and feeling happy mood. Phenylethylamine is also considered to have aphrodisiac property issue that people are feeling like falling in love (the heart-bearing). King Montezuma reputedly in antiquity always drunk chocolate drink before harem-haremnya through different every night.

Katekin are strong antioxidants in chocolate. One of the functions of antioxidants is to prevent early penuaan can occur because of pollution or radiation. Katekin also found in tea even though the amount is not as brown. Parents often antiquity practice facial tea with water because it can make skin luminous face and ageless. If they know that chocolate contains katekin more than the tea, they will probably recommend a bath lulur with chocolate.

Brown also contain caffeine and theobromine. Both the substance of this effect has been known to provide security for the mengkonsumsinya. Therefore, when we terkantuk-drowsiness or in the airport waiting queue long enough to eat chocolate to make sure we are enthusiastic again.

Chocolate product diverse enough. For example, there is a milk chocolate brown sweet dough, cocoa butter, sugar and milk. In addition there are also bitter chocolate brown, which is natural and contains 43% cacao padatan. This type of chocolate can be found in some chocolate products batangan. Gynecology nutrition chocolate can be seen in the table.
Brown substances Nutrition Milk Chocolates bitter
Energy (Kal) 381 504
Protein (g) 9 5.5
Fat (g) 35.9 52.9
Calcium (mg) 200 98
Phosphorus (mg) 200 446
Vit A (SI) 30 60

There is no evidence that the cause brown blotch. Brown also can not be said as a major cause dental plaque as the emergence of dental plaque can also occur in people who consume food usual day-to-day. Just need to brown diwaspadai, especially for people who are vulnerable suffer kidney stones. 100 g chocolate consumption will increase ekskresi oksalat calcium and three times. Therefore, healthy tips that can be recommended is drink a lot of water after eating chocolate.