Satisfy your sweet tooth on National White Chocolate Day on September 22nd. Enjoy it with pretzels or drizzled on pastries. It’s a versatile confection with many ways to celebrate!
- Nestlé launched the first white chocolate bar in Europe. Known by the names Milkybar and Galak, Nestlé first produced the candy bar in the 1930s. Besides candy bars and fudge, white chocolate also comes in liqueurs, chips, ganache, truffles, and liquid forms.
- White chocolate originates from the cocoa (cacao) plant, but it is not “chocolate.” According to the FDA, to be called ‘chocolate’ a product must contain chocolate liquor, which is what gives it the biter intense chocolate flavor (and color) to dark and milk chocolates.
- The melting point of cocoa butter, its primary cacao bean component, is high enough to keep white chocolate solid at room temperature, yet low enough to allow white chocolate to melt in the mouth.
- Cocoa butter is one of the most stable fats known, containing natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity and give it a storage life of 2 to 5 years.
- White chocolate goes well with lemon, berries, or milk and dark chocolate.
- To achieve the flavor Thesaurus, it is suggested that white chocolate should be paired with coffee and various cafes have embraced this trend.
- For a food product to be labeled White Chocolate in the United States, it must contain a minimum of 20% cocoa butter by weight.
- The term “White Chocolate” is more of a disguise as the product is not actually white. It is made from cocoa butter which is fat from cocoa beans and mixed with ingredients such as milk and thickening additives. It is actually pale yellow.
- Regular consumption of white chocolate can help in lowering the bad cholesterol level in the body. It also helps in the absorption of vitamins from the food that we consume. In addition, it also protects you from the coronary heart disease.
- Eating disorders can affect your health badly. So, to prevent this health condition, try to eat a piece of white chocolate regularly.
- According to a research, white chocolate can reduce the risk of breast cancer because it contains a compound, polyphenols which act as an antioxidant and prevents the growth of cancer cells in the body.
- It contains linoleic acid that is very beneficial for your blood vessels and also helps in the proper functioning of the heart. Thus, keeping the heart rate stable and reducing the chances of hypertension.
- The flavonoids present in white chocolate are really helpful for your brain as it reorganizes your memory formation. And it is said, that people who consume chocolate daily can prevent dementia, a disease that can cause long-term and short-term memory loss.
- Gout is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and leads to joint pain. It is caused by the deposition of crystals of uric acid in a joint. White chocolates contain high antioxidants that have the ability to crack the uric acid molecules that accumulate in the joints.
- Sleep is crucial for every person, as it lets the body to relax. Lack of improper sleep may cause stress and irritation. So, white chocolate has a high content of dopamine, which serves as an anaesthetic, wherein the brain will be calmer and more relaxed when you sleep.
- No matter in what bad mood you are, white chocolate will make your day. If you have a bad day or if something is worrying you, just take a bite of a piece of white chocolate. It is because white chocolate can help produce feel good hormones in the body.
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