Dark Chocolate Is Coming To Light

The time is coming when dark chocolate will gain wider acceptance and prominence.

For now though you will likely find 'em dark chocolates in the dark, literally (see the pix below with the shadow of the upper shelf casts over them), at the bottom shelf of your favourite supermarket while milk chocolates occupy the prime eye-level shelves.

According to Dr. Axe.com, the benefits of dark chocolate include:

1. Protection from Disease-Causing Free Radicals

2. Potential Cancer Prevention

3. Improved Heart Health

4. Good for Overall Cholesterol Profile

5. Better Cognitive Function

6. Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Aid

7. Antioxidant-Rich Superfood

Click here to read 7 Awesome Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate, which includes some final thoughts (conclusions) on dark chocolates.

Dark chocolate is by no means second-class compared to milk chocolate. Truth be told, dark chocolate has a higher content of cocoa beans and you are getting good value for your money. Clearing up this misconception is crucial to win over the mind and heart of potential converts. 

The other thing is that you need to acquire a taste for it with a mindfulness of its superior health benefits compared to the milky kind -- kinda switching from beer to stout.

What then is dark chocolate? Elizabeth Labau (Source: The Spruce.com) defines it as follows:-

"Dark chocolate is chocolate without milk solids added. Dark chocolate has a more pronounced chocolate taste than milk chocolate, because it does not contain milk solids to compete with the chocolate taste. However, the lack of milk additives also means that dark chocolate is more prone to a dry, chalky texture and a bitter aftertaste."

Even though dark chocolate is a superfood, moderation is required as with all food. 

Let's bring out the dark chocolates and see them in the limelight!

Oh, by the way, McDonald's has just launched their chocolate pie. 

From a marketing viewpoint they could go with dark chocolate ("Enjoy the rich goodness of Dark Chocolate Pie"), gain a first-mover advantage and possibly change our global taste of dark chocolate for good overnight.