Yes, milk chocolate is a good source of zits, but I've been zit-free since I
converted to only eating dark chocolate. Typical dark chocolate has just a
few ingredients: cocoa powder and perhaps cocoa butter; sugar; vanilla; and
perhaps soy lecithin as an emulsifier. Some dark chocolates only have cocoa
powder and sugar. The taste varies widely because of the type of cacao bean
and the processing methods (fermentation, roasting, etc.).

Instead of regular grocery-store cocoa powder, which is usually Dutch
processing (treated with alkalki to reduce the acidity), I've been
interested in finding a cocoa powder that is not Dutch processed. Anyone
know of a source? I haven't looked for it seriously yet.

Geoff

"magnulus" > wrote in message
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> "Geoffrey Bard" > wrote in message
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>> Dark chocolate (truly "dark", that is around 60%+ cacao bean solids) has
>> recently come to the spotlight has being a beneficial health food and not
>> really a candy. Yet its chemical analysis appears horrifying, having
>> over
>> 500 different organic chemicals (try chomping on cocoa nibs...it doesn't
>> taste so good). But it's still a plant food and has proven benefits to
>> humans who ingest it regularly.
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> It depends on how it's made, and how much you consume... chocolate could
> be healthy. Milk chocolate candy is mostly milk fats and waxes.
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> I really preffer making my own chocolate- boil some water, put in some
> Hershey's chocolate baking powder, stir a while, add a little sweetener.
> It's almost like coffee in how strong it tastes.
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