Chocolate and its benefits

- scientific name 'Theobroma cacao' literally means 'fruit of the gods'
- occasionally eat a small piece of good dark chocolate is good for the heart

- vitamins A, B1, C, D and E in chocolate are found to increase good cholesterol levels and contains flavonoids
- flavonoids are found in chocolate with a high percent of cocoa (>70%)
- cocoa contains caffeine