Dark Chocolate
Surprisingly enough, dark chocolate comes with various health benefits, despite being seen as an unhealthy addition to one’s diet due to the reputation of chocolate. While health buffs might not wholeheartedly recommend it, it would be wise to replace regular chocolate with dark chocolate for those with a sweet tooth. Dark chocolate also contains a decent amount of tryptophan — converting into melatonin, which is why the dessert makes it onto the list.
Dark chocolate’s many benefits are due to the number of overall cocoa solids. Compared to regular chocolate, which usually contains 10% to 50% cocoa solids, dark chocolate can go all the way to 90%. Unsurprisingly, white chocolate typically contains no cocoa solids, so there’s no benefit to white chocolate other than being a confection.
Dark chocolate also contains flavonols, which come jam-packed with various nutrients to help the body in many ways. It also protects the skin from damage and tends to help with one’s mood. As far as desserts go, dark chocolate is one of the healthiest you can go for outside of fruits.
