Hello to all steem community. in my new post I give you to know the benefits and properties of cocoa, and the importance of consuming for those friends who do not know much about this fruit, I will show you a little of it.

Cocoa is known as the food of the gods, since the Aztecs and Mayas paid tribute for its great nutritional properties and of course its pleasant taste.

Three substances can be extracted from the cocoa seed: cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. All of them are used to make different products, both edible and beauty; coverage of chocolate, chocolate desserts, bread, mole, soaps, creams, shampoo, among others.

The 10 most important benefits of cocoa

Nutritional properties

1.-Cocoa tops the list of foods with the highest antioxidant content, almost similar to green tea and red wine.

2.- It contains 50% fat in the form of lard, between 11 and 12% of proteins, 7 and 8% of starch, and the rest is constituted by water, fiber, essential organic acids and in small quantities has sugar, theobromine, caffeine and 300 more substances.

3.- The highest magnesium content is found mainly when consumed raw.

To your health

4.- Cocoa is wonderful for health, due to the power of its antioxidants, is associated with a protective action in the prevention and development of different pathologies due to oxidative stress, such as; cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, gastric, colon, and diabetes.

5.- Relieves stress thanks to theobromine, which stimulates the central nervous system, is softer than caffeine, and its effect is longer.

6.- Consumption of dark chocolate with 60 or 70% cocoa can lower the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and increase the good (HDL).

7.- Excellent for sexual performance. Its chemicals such as phenylethylamine, anandamide, and serotonin, are neurotransmitters responsible for stimulating endorphins in the brain responsible for feelings of well-being, pleasure, euphoria and excitement.

For your beauty

8.- Not ingested, but in the form of topical products, it has benefits of hydration for the hair and the reduction of cellulite.

9.- A great antioxidant for the skin thanks to its flavonoids that protect against cellular damage exerted by free radicals.

10.- It is a natural photoprotector, so it can help to prevent skin cancer.

My dear friends of Steem, thank you very much for taking part of your time to read my new Post. I hope you could have liked it, especially those people who did not know how beneficial it is to consume cocoa and the properties that it contains.

I also advance the topic of my next Post, where I will bring you step by step how to prepare chocolates (derived from Cocoa). Today I thank God for allowing me to develop a new skill, which is to make chocolates to market them.

Until the Next Post
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