Chocolate is well known for its fine flavour, and its history began in
ancient times, when the Maya considered chocolate (a cocoa drink
prepared with hot water) the “Food of the Gods”.The
food industry produces many different types of chocolate: in recent
years, dark chocolate, in particular, has gained great popularity.
Interest in chocolate has grown, owing to its physiological and
potential health effects, such as regulation of blood pressure, insulin
levels, vascular functions, oxidation processes, prebiotic effects,
glucose homeostasis, and lipid metabolism.
Dark chocolate contains
50-90% cocoa solids, cocoa butter, and sugar, whereas milk
chocolate contains anywhere from 10-50% cocoa solids, cocoa butter, milk
in some form, and sugar.