dark chocolate
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Two or three squares of dark chocolate might contain between 22-73mg of flavanols, while a few chunks of milk chocolate will have 3-7mg.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Billed as “pure extravagance,” the sweet treat is made with what’s described as a “decadent” 70% Valrhona dark chocolate.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
Although the findings are encouraging, the researchers caution that increasing dark chocolate consumption is not automatically beneficial.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
A dark chocolate, peanut-butter cup from a local chocolatier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Laila got her to play snakes and ladders, and they ate shavings from blocks of dark chocolate, one of the few things they shared a common taste for.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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