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Is cocoa good for stress?

"Antioxidants present in dark chocolate can reduce stress by lowering levels of cortisol, as well as fight-or-flight hormones known as catecholamines." Go for dark chocolate, which has higher amounts of cocoa in it and thus greater amounts of those beneficial antioxidants.

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Food can be… confusing. Should you be avoiding gluten at all costs? Gobbling up avocados as fast as humanly possible? Well+Good's nutrition experts are setting the story straight when it comes to food, cutting through the hype and hand-wringing and getting you the most comprehensive information on what you should (and maybe shouldn't) put in that body of yours. See All Having an intense week? Here's why chocolate for stress relief is actually effective. "Chocolate reduces stress" seems a little like one of those things you tell yourself so that this year doesn't seem like a total serotonin-sucking nightmare. (Like my mantra, "wine doesn't count during election week.") However, in chocolate's case, it is actually true. In this episode of Well+Good's YouTube series You Versus Food, registered dietitian Tracy Lockwood Beckerman breaks down what, exactly, makes chocolate an effective stress-fighter. "Dark chocolate may be helpful in relieving anxiety due to its antioxidants, flavanols, and, of course, taste," Beckerman says. "Antioxidants present in dark chocolate can reduce stress by lowering levels of cortisol, as well as fight-or-flight hormones known as catecholamines." Go for dark chocolate, which has higher amounts of cocoa in it and thus greater amounts of those beneficial antioxidants. (Plus, it's lower in sugar compared to milk chocolate, and sugar in excess can contribute to inflammation and anxiety-provoking blood sugar crashes.) You can also try cacao, which is made from unroasted, cold-pressed cocoa beans and thus retains lots of nutrients, including stress-fighting magnesium and mood-boosting alkaloids. When buying, look for brands like Moodygirl ($26 for three bars), Sol Cacao ($7 per bar), and Hu Kitchen ($6 per bar), all of which make dark chocolate bars with minimal, high-quality ingredients. Since 2020 replaced essentially every nanogram of any happiness hormones with cortisol (and we are still riding that train), I am extremely here for the knowledge that chocolate for stress relief is actually backed by science. But it isn't the only food that can help reduce stress. So if, like me, your stress levels are so high that all of your targeted ads on social media are for weighted blankets and natural sleep aids, check out the full video to see the other stress-fighting foods Beckerman recommends.

Is Nutella made of cacao?

Nutella is not chocolate, nor does it contain chocolate, but it does contain cocoa powder. It's a spreadable confection with a cocoa/chocolate flavour. In the early 19th Century, gianduja was invented in Northern Italy. Cacao beans have always been a relatively expensive ingredient.

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Not quite. Nutella is not chocolate, nor does it contain chocolate, but it does contain cocoa powder. It’s a spreadable confection with a cocoa/chocolate flavour. In the early 19th Century, gianduja was invented in Northern Italy. Cacao beans have always been a relatively expensive ingredient. At the time in Italy, cacao was becoming more difficult to get and more expensive, and so making chocolate was a challenge. However, hazelnuts grew plentiful (and were much cheaper) than cacao beans, and so they were ground into the chocolate mixture, and gianduja was invented. Gianduja is a type of chocolate which includes hazelnuts (cocoa beans, hazelnuts, and sugar) ground up together. Traditionally gianduja has been made with hazelnuts, but today chocolate makers are using other types of nuts such as almonds, cashews, and even pine nuts to make other types of giandujas. Nutella is said to be a spreadable form of gianduja, and was invented in Italy by Ferrero in 1963. However, Nutella today is not really chocolate, as it is not made by grinding up cocoa beans and hazelnuts to make a more traditional gianduja. The fat in Nutella is palm kernel oil. Therefore, Nutella is a spread made from a mixture of palm kernel oil, milk powder, sugar, hazelnuts, cocoa powder, and flavour enhancers. It’s more like a frosting, than it is chocolate. It has the essence of gianduja in flavour, but is not actually a gianduja. Below are some hazelnut and other nut gianduja bars sold here at Bean To Bar World. They are made with a few simple, real ingredients (including real cocoa butter, fine cacao beans), without no palm kernel oil, synthesized flavour enhancers, or copious amounts of sugar.

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