How many times have you thought "I'm addicted to chocolate", almost like a drug with a daily dose. It's also funny because - if consumed in moderation - chocolate is really good for you, even white chocolate. In fact, let's chat a little about white chocolate and its natural properties. Chocolate is a healthy pleasure, if consumed regularly and with a little knowledge of the facts. White chocolate, unlike normal chocolate, has slightly different ingredients which allow it to be lighter than other types of chocolate.
White Chocolate Ingredients
The basic ingredients of white chocolate are sugar, edible cocoa butter, milk, soy lectin and flavourings. White chocolate is not really chocolate because the cocoa solids and cocoa powder are absent. This peculiarity means that white chocolate is really light. Why is there no cocoa in white chocolate? White chocolate does not provide all the benefits of cocoa because it does not contain any but it is definitely more dietary. Its version with dark chocolate, however, helps reduce blood pressure, improves insulin sensitivity and protects the health of blood vessels. The quality of white chocolate is given by the quantity of cocoa butter used, the main source of fat. Always look carefully at the white chocolate ingredients and nutrition facts label to make sure it does not contain chemically processed fats.
White chocolate: the health benefits
White chocolate is good for your health: if eaten within certain limits, in fact, it has incredible health benefits. Used in many confectionery preparations, white chocolate is excellent for those suffering from stress-related eating disorders: a white chocolate dessert, in addition to being really tasty, has such an intense flavor that you wouldn't want to ruin it by eating anything else! Another benefit of white chocolate, then, is its richness in antioxidants which fight the toxins we introduce into the body through nutrition. White chocolate also helps restore the flexibility of the arteries, fights bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol, increases blood flow and can also be consumed by diabetics and hypertensives. In short, white chocolate really works miracles. Do you like it? Do you use it in your sweet or savory preparations? We remind you that in our shop you can find white chocolate for the preparation of desserts and ice cream:
