Kuvamile ukuzwa namuhla ngezinzuzo zezokwelapha ezingase zibe khona, ikakhulukazi ukuthi ukudla ushokoledi kungasiza ukuvimbela isifo senhliziyo. Kodwa akuwona wonke ushokoledi onempilo.
Ucwaningo oluningana luye lwaphakamisa kakhulu ukuthi i-flavanols ekhona kwezinye imikhiqizo ye-chocolate iyasebenza njengama-antioxidants aqinile, futhi njengabagqugquzeli be-nitric oxide.
Ngenxa yalokho, lo mbono uhamba, ukuvuvukala kunganciphisa, umsebenzi weplatelet ungathuthuka, futhi ukucindezeleka kwegazi kungancishiswa. Yonke le miphumela inganciphisa ingozi ye- coronary artery disease , ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo , ukushaywa , ngisho nomdlavuza.
Uyini Ubufakazi?
Intshisekelo ezintweni zezempilo ze-chocolate yakhuthazwa emashumini ambalwa eminyaka edlule ngokuqaphela ukuthi ama-Kuna Amerinds ahlala eSan Blas Islands (eduze kwasePanama), abe nesifo esincane kakhulu senhliziyo nesifo somdlavuza uma kuqhathaniswa neKawa ehlala ezweni lasePanama. Umehluko? Labo abaseSan Blas Islands basebenzisa inqwaba ye-cocao e-flavanol.
Ezinye izifundo eziningi ze-epidemiological zisekele imiphumela engaba khona yokuzivikela ye-flavenols ekhona emikhiqizweni ye-chocolate. Isivivinyo esingenangqondo esaqala ngo-2015 (Ucwaningo lweCocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Learning Studies - COSMOS) ekugcineni luzohlinzeka ngobufakazi obuningi obudingekayo ukuthi ngabe, futhi kangakanani, i-cocoa flavanols inenzuzo empilweni yethu.
Yimaphi Amafomu Ejwayelekile?
Kunezinhlobo eziningi zemikhiqizo ye-chocolate, futhi okuqukethwe kwe-flavanol kuhluka kakhulu phakathi kwabo. Uma isayensi ekugcineni ikwazi ukufakazela ukuthi i-flavanols ehlobene ne-chocolate iphilile, kuzodingeka siqaphele ukuthi iningi le-chocolate elidliwayo liqukethe inani elincanyana lempahla enempilo.
Ukhokho uvela emvelweni eluhlaza we- theobroma ukhokho womuthi. Ukhokho ucebile ngokweqile kwi-flavanols catechin ne-epicatechin - yiziphi izinto ezicatshangelwa ukunikeza izinzuzo zenhliziyo. Ukhokho yizinto ezidliwa yi-Kuna Amerinds.
I-cocoa iqukethe imbewu yekhokho eye yahlaselwa futhi ibisiwe. Imikhiqizo eminingi ye-cocoa etholakale kubathengi iqhutshwe phambili ukuze isuse ubuhlungu futhi yengeze ubumnandi. Njengoba ubuhlungu be-cocoa bubangelwa yi-flavanols, imikhiqizo ye-cocoa yezohwebo inamanani amancane we-flavanols.
I-chocolate yenziwe ngokuqhutshwa phambili kwe-cocoa, ikakhulu ngokufaka ushukela namafutha.
Ushokoledi wamasila umkhiqizo ocubungulwa kakhulu futhi othakazelisayo, futhi uvame ukufakwa enkambisweni yokwenza i-alkalinization (noma Ukudonsa), okususa ngokuqondile i-flavanols ukukhiqiza umkhiqizo obushelelezi futhi othakazelisayo.
Ikholethi elimhlophe ibhotela le-cocoa elisusiwe imbewu ye-cocoa. Akuqukethe imikhiqizo eqinile ye-chocolate, nhlobo ayikho i-flavanols, futhi akufanele ithathwe njengendlela yeqiniso ye-tshokolethi.
Ushokoledi omnyama ngumkhiqizo we-chocolate oncutshungulwa kancane kunokolweni ushokoledi. Kuvame ukuqukethe ama-flavolol amaningi kune-chocolate yamabele, futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu kuvame ukuba mnandi futhi kumnandi kakhulu kunobisi we-tsokolate.
Kodwa-ke, kufanele siqaphele ukuthi "ubumnyama" wangempela wechocolatele ayihlangene nokuqukethwe kwe-flavanol - iningi le-chocolate we-milk-processed elalibizwa ngeDashi limile kakhulu.
Ngokuphawulekayo, izinto ezisetshenziselwa ukutadisha i-COSMOS akukona neze ushokoledi nhlobo, kodwa isengezo se-cocoa-flavanol.
Ngakho, Yimiphi Imikhiqizo Yothokolethi Enhle Kithi?
Ngisho nokucabanga ukuthi izifundo ezifana ne-COSMOS ekugcineni zizobonisa ukuthi i-flavanols ehlobene ne-cocoa inempilo enempilo, kudingeka siqaphele ukuthi iningi le-tshokolethi ne-cocoa esingayithengisa namuhla inokuqukethwe okukhulu kwe-flavanol ngesikhathi sokucubungula.
Kule nkinga ngokuvamile kunzima ngathi ukuba sihlulele okuqukethwe kwe-flavanol ye-chocolate etholakalayo ezentengiso kanye nemikhiqizo ye-cocoa. Inkampani ye-Mars ibonakala iyinhloko kakhulu ekukhuthazeni izinzuzo zezempilo ze-tshokolethi, futhi ithumele umkhiqizo wayo we-CocoaVia ocebile we-flavanol njengesinyathelo sokuqala. Imikhiqizo ye-CocoaVia yembula okuqukethwe kwayo kwe-flavanol kumalebula womkhiqizo. I-Mars iphinde ixhase isifundo se-COSMOS, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ihlinzeka nge-flavanol isengezo esetshenziswa kulolu cwaningo. Inkampani ye-Hershey iphinda ithi umkhiqizo wayo obalulekile weShokoledi Omnyama unomqukethwe omuhle we-flavanol, kodwa awukashicileli lokho okuqukethwe okwenziwe ngempela.
Uma abakhiqidi be-chocolate bebaluleke kakhulu ngokugqugquzela i-chocolate njengomkhiqizo onempilo, kuzodingeka baqale ukukhiqiza imikhiqizo eningi ye-flavanol, bese bebeka okuqukethwe kwe-flavanol emaphaketheni.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlobo ze-chocolate, eziningi ze-chocolate esingayithenga namuhla akuyona imithi. Kuyinto candy.
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