World's first 'medicinal' chocolate: Scientists have developed a bar so healthy it could be taken as medicine
The key ingredient in chocolate, cacao, contains antioxidants and minerals
Health benefits are negated by chocolate bars' high fat and sugar content
Company created prototype bar which has just 35 per cent sugar and fat
It 'unleashes the medical benefits of cacao,' said developers Kuka XocoBy SIAN BOYLE FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 21:51 GMT, 2 October 2015 | UPDATED: 12:19 GMT, 3 October 2015
For those of us who love nibbling on chocolate but feel guilty afterwards, this could be the news we've been waiting for.
Scientists claim they have developed a type that is so healthy it could be taken as medicine.
The key ingredient in chocolate, cacao, contains antioxidants and minerals, and can even help lower blood pressure while increasing 'good' cholesterol.
But these health benefits are outweighed by the fact most chocolate bars are at least 70 per cent fat and sugar.
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