Tag Archives: Cocoa

16Aug/16

Dark chocolate — friend or foe?

August 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, TechnologyAntioxidant, Antioxidants, Benefits, Blood, Cakes, Candies, Chocolate, Cholestorol, Cocoa, Dark, Dessert, Flavanoids, Flavanol, Food, Health, Healthy, Milk, Nutrients, Organic, Pressure, WhiteSephra

Chocolate is one of the most indulgent, versatile treats in all of dessert land. Every type of dessert, including cakes and candies, comes in chocolate, including dark, milk or white. But dessertsRead More…

12Aug/16

A Chocolate Odyssey

August 12, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, ProductsAmerica, Bean, Choclatier, Chocolate, Cocoa, Columbus, Dalai Lama, Guatemala, Journey, Mayan, Mexico, Pods, TravelSephra

Akhil Sharma travels to Mexico and Guatemala in search of the past, and future, of chocolate.

09Aug/16

Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Some Types Of Cancer

August 9, 2016Factual, Information, Products, TechnologyAnimal, Cancer, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Diet, DNA, Health, Hunam, Research, StudiesSephra

Cocoa and dark chocolate contain compounds that may help prevent cancer by many ways, including preventing DNA damage, lowering inflammation, and inhibiting cell proliferation. Experimental evidence shows that cocoa can lower theRead More…

16May/16

Heat Resistant Chocolate

May 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, TechnologyBars, Beans, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Cooperative, Flavours, Heat, Organic, TradeSephra

Lome – Organic, fair trade chocolate has proved popular in recent years, especially with ethically minded Western consumers keen to give cocoa farmers around the world a better deal.

05Apr/16

How to be a Chocolate Snob!

April 5, 2016Culture, Entertainment, Information, News, ProductsAds, Bean, Brands, Cacao, Chilli, Chocolat, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coconut, Coffee, Commercial, Consumer, Couverture, Craving, Flavour, Food, Gourmet, Health, London, Medical, Milk, Promos, School, Snob, Soil, Sugar, Sweet, Tasting, Tea, Therapy, Weather, WineSephra

Chocolate is the new wine and coffee, but you’ll need a masterclass to figure out flavour notes and pinpoint the provenance of the bean.

08Mar/16

How eating chocolate can help improve your maths

March 8, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, Technology, UncategorizedArithmetic, Brain, Chocolate, Cocoa, Compound, Flavanols, Maths, Nutrition, Polyphenol, PsychologicalSephra

Mental arithmetic became easier after maths volunteers had been given large amounts of compounds found in chocolate, called flavanols, in a hot cocoa drink.

23Sep/15

Chocolate: Should We Take It in a Pill?

September 23, 2015Factual, Information, News, TechnologyChocolate, Cholestorol, Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Obesity, Phytochemicals, Pill, Research, Sugar Levels, SupplementSephra

The scientific case for the health benefits of cocoa is so strong that some experts are calling for the development of a supplement — a chocolate pill, if you will.

06Aug/15

Hot chocolate may prevent memory decline

August 6, 2015Factual, Information, NewsAlzheimer's, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dementia, Flavanol, Harvard, Memory, MRI, Neurology, NeurovascularSephra

Scientists at Harvard Medical School suggest drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may keep the brain healthy and prevent memory decline in older people by preserving blood flow in workingRead More…

31Jul/15

The docs offer advice: The Power of Chocolate

July 31, 2015Factual, Information, NewsCardiovascular, Chocolate, Cocoa, Health, Polyphenols, Roald Dahl, WineSephra

Roald Dahl, who wrote “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” was buried with a good supply of chocolate and red wine, along with snooker cues, pencils and a power saw. Apparently, Roald DahlRead More…

10Jun/15

Countries Consuming the Most Chocolate in the World

June 10, 2015Factual, Fun, Information, NewsAustralia, Canada, Chocolate, Cocoa, Consume, Europe, New England Journal, Nobel Prize, United StatesSephra

Did you know that if you live in one of the 11 countries that consume the most chocolate in the world, you have a higher chance of winning a Nobel Prize?