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Want Some Dairy-Free Chocolates?

May 31, 2022

Chocolate production has come a long way in terms of milk alternatives. There is an option for almost all dietary requirements, from nuts to grains, as long as it didn’t come from a cow. But, did you know that true chocolate is already dairy-free?

How To Pair Chocolate and Coffee

May 17, 2022

Chocolate and coffee are two of my most favorite food in the world. Put them together and you get a match made in heaven! When done right, coffee can boost the chocolate taste making it richer and smoother than silk. You can tell from this that I’m already day dreaming about it!

Do You Think You Are Addicted To Chocolate?

April 12, 2022

Did you know that according to research, chocolate is one of the most craved foods in the world? Some people even claim that they are chocoholics but, is it really possible to be addicted to it? Can we even consider it as a drug?

Chocolate Is A Fruit?

March 15, 2022

Some say chocolate is a fruit. Others say it’s a vegetable… or a nut. But what is it exactly?

Ways To Incorporate Dark Chocolate In Your Daily Diet

March 8, 2022

Going on a diet and cutting out sweets is incredibly hard when you are a chocolate lover… If you are cutting some calorie intake, then you are surely trying to get as far as you can from desserts. Looking for more ways to incorporate dark chocolate in your daily diet? Continue reading for some tips!

5 Trends in the Chocolate Business

June 15, 2017

Business success comes from having an edge over your competitors. Though, in the global industry of the chocolate market, reportedly worth $98.3 billion or more, how does a chocolate business find opportunities to get ahead?

The “Healthier” Chocolate Trend

June 21, 2013

Research has it that America is the leading chocolate consuming country. However, there are some countries in Europe that consume more per person.

Around 13% of the world's yearly cocoa production, more than 500,000 tons, is used mainly for America alone to make chocolate candy. This is based on U.S. Economic Census data, which is analyzed by the National Confectioners Association (NCA). That makes up for 2/3 of total American cocoa consumption.

"Today, it is increasingly about consumers weighing not only the costs of goods, but the multitude of benefits they offer as well," says Todd Hale, who is a senior vice president, consumer and shopper insights for Nielsen. Nielsen gives global consumer information and insights.

Carmit Candy Healthy Chocolate Coins

May 31, 2013

Carmit Candy in Israel has launched Grow Strong Chocolate Coins, a milk chocolate candy that has vitamins. They target children as their market with the coins containing calcium, vitamin D3, and vitamin K.

Adrian Sagman, vice president of international sales and marketing at Carmit, stated: “It’s a milk chocolate for children on a daily basis to get some calcium in their body. This one also has a tooth-friendly sugar ingredient so the parents don’t have to worry about their kids taking too much sugar.”

Added Awesomeness To The Already Awesome Chocolate

October 11, 2012

Did my title just scare you? Please, say it didn't. I may come off as a chocoholic who worships chocolate and its overall greatness. Well, yeah, that is actually true. But heck. I am sane enough to be writing this for you. So, welcome, and go on with your reading, and you will perfectly understand why I am just this appreciative when it comes to chocolate.

Lots of things have already been said about chocolate when it comes to its beneficial effects to the human mind and body. Little did we know that further studies and research are being conducted in order to lengthen the existing long list of the good things about it.
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Take Chocolate to the Gym

April 20, 2012

Regular consumption of chocolate has been recently linked to healthy weight, based on a study involving 1,000 adults done at the University of California at San Diego.

Dr. Beatrice Golomb, who led the research which is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, said: "People have just assumed that because it comes with calories and it’s typically eaten as a sweet… it would inherently have been one way: bad.”

1,000 mostly middle-aged adults participated in the research. They had their dose of exercise three times a week and their dose of chocolate twice a week. People who had more frequent ingestion of chocolate usually had lower body mass indexes.
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