Let's take a look at the ingredients contained in dark chocolate: the main raw material of pure dark chocolate is cocoa powder, and cocoa powder contains more than 800 ingredients, which is very complicated, but you only need to know that the substances that can make you feel happy are phenylethylamine, tryptophan and theobromine.

1. phenylethylamine

I believe everyone has eaten chocolate in life, and after eating chocolate, people usually feel very happy, especially dark chocolate. Why? In the past, the mainstream view was that there is a substance called phenylethylamine in chocolate. Phenylethylamine is a neuromodulator, which is considered to have a certain effect on regulating emotions. It is also a natural antidepressant, which can promote the secretion of dopamine in our body, thus making us feel happy.

A more vivid metaphor is that when you fall in love, our brain will produce a lot of phenylethylamine.

Later, some studies showed that the oral phenylethylamine of chocolate could not effectively promote the concentration of dopamine, and it was quickly metabolized, so some people thought that it was the process of eating delicious food that made you feel happy. Of course, some people did feel happy when they ate dark chocolate anyway.

2. tryptophan

Let's talk about tryptophan contained in dark chocolate. Although it is rare, it is helpful for the production of serotonin. It is also an important substance that regulates nerve activity and can make you feel happy.

3. Theobromine

Finally, let's talk about theobromine contained in dark chocolate. It can increase our heart rate, which is similar to caffeine. It belongs to an alkaloid and can awaken our mental state.

However, these substances exist in a small amount in dark chocolate, which may be effective but the effect is not so detailed. They may be almost completely digested before reaching the brain. Perhaps the experience of really eating chocolate and satisfying food cravings makes you happy. Whatever the reason, it is because of the substances contained in chocolate itself, or the process of eating chocolate makes you feel happy, or the chocolate itself makes you feel happy, and the purpose of happiness is achieved, then this chocolate is effective for you.

Finally, the dark chocolate that many people eat may not be really black and white. Chocolate is black and white. Most of the chocolates we eat are made instead of cocoa butter, plus a lot of sugar and milk powder. These "sweet" substances will also make us feel happy to some extent, but happiness is happiness, but these chocolate substitutes for cocoa butter contain too much sugar, so it is not appropriate to eat more. Why are they used instead of cocoa butter? Because the production cost of cocoa butter is very high.

If possible, I suggest you try some pure black chocolate. It's bitter, but the real effect may be much better. Choosing dark chocolate with a concentration of 100% or a concentration of 80- 100 is the best. Too low a concentration is about eating sugar.

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