A number of local brands now produce high-quality dark chocolate because it is what consumers want — especially in a post-pandemic world where health dominates people’s minds. California-based Dr Bharat Rakshak DDS, MDS, says high-quality dark can provide antioxidants, improve heart health, and potentially boost mood due to compounds like flavonoids and theobromine.
A number of local brands now produce high-quality dark chocolate because it is what consumers want — especially in a post-pandemic world where health dominates peoples minds. California-based Dr Bharat Rakshak DDS, MDS, says high-quality dark can provide antioxidants, improve heart health, and potentially boost mood due to compounds like flavonoids and theobromine.
For many years, child labor in the cultivation of cocoa beans for export as a key ingredient for making chocolate has been a rampant problem in West Africa, with children held back from attending school and forced to harvest the crop on farms.
For many years, child labor in the cultivation of cocoa beans for export as a key ingredient for making chocolate has been a rampant problem in West Africa, with children held back from attending school and forced to harvest the crop on farms. Though not many consumers in Japan are…