"Geoffrey Bard" > wrote in message
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> Dark chocolate (truly "dark", that is around 60%+ cacao bean solids) has
> recently come to the spotlight has being a beneficial health food and not
> really a candy. Yet its chemical analysis appears horrifying, having over
> 500 different organic chemicals (try chomping on cocoa nibs...it doesn't
> taste so good). But it's still a plant food and has proven benefits to
> humans who ingest it regularly.
>

It depends on how it's made, and how much you consume... chocolate could
be healthy. Milk chocolate candy is mostly milk fats and waxes.

I really preffer making my own chocolate- boil some water, put in some
Hershey's chocolate baking powder, stir a while, add a little sweetener.
It's almost like coffee in how strong it tastes.