Chocolate is one kind of product which derived from cocoa mixed with fat like cocoa butter or plant oil and sugar to produce a solid confection. Many people like to eat chocolate especially girls. Chocolate lovers that consume chocolate may exert some healthy benefits to themselves and including the heart.
There are over 300 types of chemical in the chocolate that we always ate. One of the lesser known chemical is flavonoids which also can be found in the red wine. Dark chocolate contain a very high amount of flavonoids compare to the others chocolate. It has less amount of milk and makes it tastes bitter.
Flavonoids are a class that referred to flavonols. The IUPAC name of flavonoids is 2-phenyl-3, 4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol. The molecular formula is C15H14O2. The chemical structure of flavonoids is
Flavonoids are belongs to ketone group. It is also well known for their antioxidant. Flavonoids are to increase the formation of endothelial nitric oxide, and promote vasodilation which may lower down the blood pressure. Flavonoids can help in prevent cancers, reduce the blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. It can also lower down the cholestoral in our body and help to prevent us from cardiovascular disease.
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