dark chocolate

[SarahG23]

what kind of dark chocolate is best to eat if you have fatty liver ? & any substitute for chocolate syrup ?

[nash2 Partner]

Hi Sarah

There is evidence that cocoa powder can be helpful to the liver. The issue is that you have to pay attention to the additives. Most chocolate is high in sugar which is not your friend so "real" dark chocolate is one thing but for most people that is bitter so we don't go there. I don't know of substitutes that aren't basically candy. Wish there were, I loved chocolate

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Wayne

[SarahG23 in reply to nash2]

so like the Lindt real dark chocolate 90%?

[nash2 Partner in reply to SarahG23]

I've never tried it but check the ingredients, sounds like it

[Margolia]

I try to eat 30g/day. I could only find 85%, but as I understand it, the higher % the better.

[Cindyh1958]

Be careful with chocolate, just read this today.

Shocking: Even many organic brands of dark chocolate found to have high levels of cadmium and lead. As another example, Consumer Reports (CR) announced in December 2022 that their team discovered elevated levels of “dangerous” heavy metals such as cadmium and lead in many popular chocolate brands, including Hershey’s, Theo, Trader Joe’s, Lindt, Alter Eco, Dove, Beyond Good, Godiva, Hu, and Lily’s.

In their report, CR does offer some safer alternatives that have lower amounts of heavy metals, based on their testing.  These safer dark chocolate options include:

Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate Twilight Delight 72% Cacao

Mast Organic Dark Chocolate 80%

CocoaTaza Chocolate Organic Deliciously Dark Chocolate 70%

CacaoValrhona Abinao Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao