2006-12-16 21:51:09 · 13 answers · asked by Marie H 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
because it is
2006-12-16 21:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by It's Me 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Milk vs. Dark Chocolate - Under U.S. law, milk chocolate is any chocolate that contains milk or milk solids, and dark chocolate is any chocolate that does not contain milk. However, many brands of dark chocolate contain some ingredients derived from milk.
2006-12-16 22:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by aNGie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strangely dark chocolate has some health benefits but to me it's still nasty. I love milk chocolate.
2006-12-16 21:59:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dark chocolate is let fattening than milk chocolate.
2006-12-16 22:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says? I prefer Milk chocolate.
2006-12-16 21:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by John P 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the milk chocolate is for the children and the dark chocolate is for the grown-up.
2006-12-16 22:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's The Best Medical News In Ages!
Studies in prestigious scientific journals say dark chocolate is healthy chocolate.
Chocolate -- not white chocolate or milk chocolate -- is good for you. There is no question that chocolate procures pleasure for those who eat it. - Never feel guilty again!
If you enjoy chocolate, eat a little daily - but make it the dark kind.
Eating 2 ounces (50 grams) a day of plain chocolate with a minimum content of 70% chocolate solids can be beneficial to health, providing protection against heart disease, high blood pressure, and many other health hazards as well as essential trace elements and nutrients such as iron, calcium and potassium, and vitamins A. B1, C, D, and E and it's a lot tastier than boring old vitamin pills too. A 1 1/2-ounce square of chocolate may have as many cancer-fighting antioxidants as a five-ounce glass of red wine.
About 50% of all food cravings are for chocolate, far more than cravings for "something sweet" (16%), salty foods (12%), baked goods (11%), and fruit (4%). Some people go so far as saying they are addicted to chocolate. But that's no license to go on a chocolate binge. Eating more dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure. Remember, you do have to balance the extra calories by eating less of other things.
What is it that makes chocolate so irresistible? A large part of chocolate's allure, of course, lies in the taste - a deliciously rich concoction that satisfies the most intense craving. But several chemical reactions are also at work. For one thing, chocolate stimulates the secretion of endorphins, producing a pleasurable sensation similar to the "runner's high" a jogger feels after running several miles. The question arises: Why is chocolate such a powerful food? And what makes it the most commonly craved food? (About 40% of women and 15% of men report chocolate cravings.)
A new study by market research publisher Packaged Facts titled Market Trends: The U.S. Market for Gourmet Chocolate reports that the higher cocoa, lower sugar content and antioxidant properties of premium dark chocolate are making it a more attractive treat for health-conscious Americans, especially those counting carbs. The potential health benefits of premium dark chocolate versus higher sugar, higher fat mass-market counterparts are causing consumers to reevaluate their attitudes toward the gourmet chocolate market.
A word of caution: Not all chocolate is heart healthy. White chocolate, which a Harvard researcher points out is "not really chocolate at all," and milk chocolate may expand the hips rather than help blood flow. And none of the instant cocoa mixes in the local grocery store contain the flavonoids that improve blood vessel function.
Chocolate does not contain caffeine (please read this informative article on caffeine vs. Theobromine). Theobromine is related, and is often confused with caffeine.
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Short History of Chocolate
Aztec Indian legend held that cacao seeds had been brought from Paradise and that wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cacao tree. Because of a spelling error, probably by English traders long ago, the cacao beans became know as the cocoa beans.
The Spanish general, Hernando Cortes, landed in Mexico in 1519. The Aztecs believed he was the reincarnation of one of their lost gods. They honored him by serving him an unusual drink, presented in a cup of pure gold. This unusual drink was called "chocolatl" by the Aztecs.
When Cortes returned to Spain, he took the cocoa bean with him and there is was mixed with sugar and vanilla. this sweet drink became fashionable and soon there were chocolate houses in all the capitals of Europe.
A delicate tree, cacao is only grown in rain forests in the tropics, usually on large plantations, where it must be protected from wind and intense sunlight. The tree is harvested twice a year.
Milk chocolate was invented in 1876 by a Swiss chocolatier, Daniel Peter (1836-1919) of Vevey, Geneva. Daniel Peter successfully combined chocolate with powdered milk to produce the first milk chocolate. Today, the finest chocolate is still made in Switzerland, and the consumption of milk chocolate far outweighs that of plain chocolate.
Chocolate was introduced to the United States in 1765 when John Hanan brought cocoa beans from the West Indies into Dorchester, Massachusetts, to refine them with the help of Dr. James Baker. The first chocolate factory in the country was established there.
Check out Tallyrand's History of Chocolate - A wonderful in-depth chocolate history by Chef Jos Wellman of New Zealand.
2006-12-16 22:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark chocolate contains more antioxidants- vitamins and minerals- I like it much better-D
2006-12-16 22:21:04 · answer #8 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say Dark chocolate has something in it that;s good for you.I don't remember but use dark.
2006-12-16 22:10:00 · answer #9 · answered by lorraine B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way ! milk chocolate is the bomb !
2006-12-17 07:21:28 · answer #10 · answered by Barbie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more antioxidents, better for your heart.
milk chocolate tastes better.
2006-12-16 21:59:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋