Winter is coming: Dark chocolate can help us fight vitamin D deficiency. Scientists at a German university found this out.
Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg found that cocoa contains vitamin D. It could develop during the drying of the cocoa beans - the cocoa beans are dried in sunlight for one to two weeks after fermentation. The researchers found that foods containing cocoa are a source of vitamin D - but the content varies greatly. A higher vitamin D content was found in dark chocolate than in white. Logical, because the cocoa content is extremely low in white chocolate. The scientists emphasized that the vitamin D requirement cannot be met by consuming dark chocolate alone. But at least chocolate helps ensure that we do not suffer from a complete vitamin D deficiency in winter. Dark chocolate also contains other important nutrients such as antioxidants and magnesium. However, chocolate is really nutritious from a cocoa content of at least 70 percent.
