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寫文章,乃興趣兼減壓方法之一;與有緣讀者分享見聞所想,亦賞心樂事。伴我搦筆為文者,三寶也:貓咪、玫瑰花茶和朱古力,惟貓咪得觀大帝們興致,玫瑰花茶則視乎一己心情,但朱古力則是案頭必備。
朱古力是很多人的comfort food(安慰食糧),對我來說,心情好與不好,咀嚼它都很有soothing(撫慰)療效。為何市場總把朱古力跟愛情放在一起宣傳?為何朱古力變成情人節禮品?因朱古力含有Phenethylamine(苯乙胺,簡稱PEA),其實人類也會分泌PEA的,何時呢?蜜運戀愛中。
朱古力和戀愛都會令體內PEA上升。但要吃只能選黑朱古力,因為黑朱古力的原材料可可,含有豐富礦物質、前花青素和大量Flavonoids(類黃酮),是上佳抗氧化物質,亦可保護細胞、維持心血管健康,更可增加大腦血液循環和氧氣的運送。2017年,期刊《Frontiers》發表的研究文章《Enhancing Human Cognition with Cocoa Flavonoids》證實,出席活動前兩小時吃黑朱古力,能提升記憶力和反應敏捷度。因此,要用腦時,吃黑朱古力幫到手。
有些朱古力製造商為了令產品可口,會把帶有苦澀味的可可成分移除,並以牛奶和糖份代替,那就全然不是那回事了。糖的害處之前已說過,此處不贅。至於牛奶,它會妨礙身體吸收可可成分裏的Epicatechin(表兒茶酚)-這是極有效的抗氧化類黃酮,有益心臟健康-朱古力與牛奶結合,等同廢了可可功效。
那些曾一度非常流行的白朱古力,根本無可可成分,沒有抗氧化功效之餘,更含大量糖份和飽和脂肪。直接地說,牛奶朱古力和白朱古力,只是致肥又無益的垃圾糖果。因此,朱古力只能這樣吃:挑選黑朱古力,最好是選高可可含量(至少7成)、取自純可可粉、沒有牛奶和完全無添加糖。又,黑朱古力也含脂肪,不能狂食,建議每天不超過一至兩安士或30至60克。
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