Thursday, April 12, 2012

Mineral in cocoa

Cocoa and its products contain substantial amounts of essential dietary minerals. Minerals composition can vary between different cocoa varieties and within the same variety because of different variable.

Cocoa contains several minerals such as potassium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron and calcium which have important roles in the metabolism of the human body.

The most nutrient dense sources of copper are cocoa and dark chocolate. Copper is an important mineral in human nutrition.

Copper is necessary for bone metabolism, brain and nerve cell development, heart rhythm, immune responsiveness, nerve transmission and function and the synthesis of hemoglobin. One cup of unsweetened cocoa powder contain copper 163% of daily recommended values.

While iron is importance for hemoglobin and the formation of healthy blood cells, iron is an essential element in numerous other biological functions. Iron in cocoa unsweetened is about 66% of daily recommended values.
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