The Shocking Secret Ingredient Lurking In Dark Chocolate Will Astound You

We all know that dark chocolate is good for us—hooray for heart-healthy antioxidants. But it also contains something else that can help to control your appetite, promote digestive health, and protect against diabetes.

The secret element: Fiber! A whopping 11 grams per 100-gram bar of dark chocolate made from 70-85% cocoa, to be precise. That comes out to 3 grams per 1-ounce serving—compare that to the 1.9 grams in a slice of whole grain bread.

A 100 gram bar of dark chocolate with 70-85% cocoa contains:

• 11 grams of fiber.
• 67% of the RDA for Iron.
• 58% of the RDA for Magnesium.
• 89% of the RDA for Copper.
• 98% of the RDA for Manganese.
• It also has plenty of potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium.

Of course, 100 grams (3.5 ounces) is a fairly large amount and not something you should be consuming daily. All these nutrients also come with 600 calories and moderate amounts of sugar.

For this reason, dark chocolate is best consumed in moderation. The fatty acid profile of cocoa and dark chocolate is excellent. The fats are mostly saturated and monounsaturated, with small amounts of polyunsaturates.

It also contains stimulants like caffeine and theobromine, but is unlikely to keep you awake at night as the amount of caffeine is very small compared to coffee.

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