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Chocolate contains over 800 different chemical molecules! These include numerous vitamins and minerals, originating from cocoa. The table below shows the principal vitamins and minerals contained in chocolate. Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate contains the greatest quantities of cocoa. It is a mixture of cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, sugar and lecithin. Most of its nutritional value is derived from the beneficial properties of cocoa. All NEWTREE dark chocolates are crafted with 73% cocoa content and contain around 11g of fiber per 100g. Milk Chocolate
Milk chocolate contains proportionally less cocoa than dark chocolate, due to the addition of powdered milk and vanilla to the other ingredients of dark chocolate. This means that milk chocolate contains fewer cocoa solids than dark chocolate. Milk Chocolate also contains several substances contributing to our emotional balance: Magnesium
Essential during the formation of nerves, it plays a role in synaptic transmission (communication between neurons). A good magnesium balance contributes to the equilibrium of the central nervous system. Anandamide
This fatty acid derivative belongs to the cannabinoids, which is found in cannabis. But it is present in such insignificant quantities that one would have to eat several dozen kilograms of chocolate to feel any effect whatsoever. | Mineral | Properties | Sources other than chocolate | NEWTREE Dark chocolate (100g) | NEWTREE Milk Chocolate (100g) | RDA* | | Calcium | Constituent element of bone, calcium, along with phosphorous, magnesium and proteins, provides bone rigidity. It also plays a particularly important role in the maintenance of the integrity of the nervous system, in muscle contraction, and in the regulation of cardiac rhythm and cell membrane permeability. | Dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt), green vegetables (broccoli), tofu.. | 47.3 mg | 270.5 mg | 1000 mg | | Iron | Contributing to the composition of hemoglobin (blood) and myoglobin (muscle), two molecules which transport and store oxygen, iron is indispensable to cell respiration . | Meat, whole grain products, green vegetables, dried beans. | 10.9 mg | 1.0 mg | 18 mg | | Magnesium | Together with calcium and phosphorous, magnesium is indispensable to bone formation, playing an essential role in the equilibrium of the central nervous system, in nerve cell construction and in the transmission of nervous influx. | Whole grain products, vegetables, dried beans, nuts. | 220.5 mg | 68.2 mg | 400 mg | | Potassium | Together with sodium, it contributes to cell homeostasis, i.e. the balance between water and elements in solution. Potassium is also essential to proper cardiac function (contraction) and neuromuscular function (transmission of nerve influx). | Bread, grain products, raw green vegetables, fresh and dried fruits, fruit juice, milk, nuts. | 795.16 mg | 492.4 mg | No Official US RDA. Intake advices vary from 3500 mg to 4700 mg. | | Zinc | Zinc is essential to the formation of many enzymes, and is indirectly involved in the formation of proteins, the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the formation of certain hormones. | Grain products, cheese, nuts, eggs, meat, seafood. | 3.25 mg | 1.35 mg | 15mg | | Phosphorus | A component of DNA and bone as well as of cell membranes and nuclei, phosphorous is essential to the transport of energy within the body, as well as to the metabolism of glucids and lipids. | | 292 mg | 283.5 mg | 1000 mg |
White chocolate
White chocolate is prepared solely with cocoa butter, sugar and milk powder (plus lecithin and vanilla) and can hardly be called chocolate at all.
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