In the past two days, the Korean brand "Haoliyou" has been pushed to the forefront, because its popular product "Haoliyou Pie" uses different manufacturing ingredients in China and South Korea, and you who are familiar with desserts must have heard the name that makes foodies flock to it - Dai Cocoa Butter.
We can see that the fifth place on the ingredient list on the left (Chinese products) is cocoa butter, followed by cocoa powder, while the right (Korean products) does not have the same raw materials.
In response, HaoLiyou responded: "The impact of cost increases in different countries is different, there is no double standard in the ingredient list, and the trans fatty acid content test also meets the national standard."
So, what exactly is cocoa butter? Why is it a "regular" snack ingredient?
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The ubiquitous cocoa butter
Cocoa butter, or CBR for short, is a mixture of chocolate and cocoa powder used instead of cocoa butter, and artificial edible oils refined from cheaper vegetable oils to replace some of the fat components in the original cocoa butter.
At present, many generations of cocoa butter are palm kernel hard oil obtained from palm kernel oil, and then refined by special hydrogenation.
Why replace the natural with the artificial? One is cheap, the other is convenient. Because natural cocoa butter is refined from cocoa beans, which is expensive, and its melting point is about 34-38 degrees Celsius, it is not easy to preserve at room temperature, so some chocolate manufacturers will add some generations of cocoa butter to reduce costs and improve the degree of solidification.
However, its shortcomings are also obvious, not only is it difficult to melt in the mouth, but the flavor is not as good as pure natural cocoa butter, that is, the real "taste with chewing wax". Because it adds too many chemical ingredients to the production process, it will be difficult to metabolize, and it is easy to be obese and sick if often consumed, especially if it contains trans fat, the health risk is higher.
There are no healthy ingredients
Why do we eat chocolate to replenish our energy when we are tired of running? Why do so many fitness bloggers often grow grass chocolate? This is because natural cocoa butter is rich in polyphenols and has antioxidant effects, and dark chocolate with a high content of cocoa butter can also quickly replenish energy.
But cocoa butter is different: it lacks these antioxidants and has no health benefits.
Trans fat concerns
In the process of "hydrogenation" of vegetable oils, it is often accompanied by the production of trans fats, and excessive intake will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Although the current process can achieve zero trans fatty acids, when we look at the ingredient list, we should pay more attention to whether there is a "trans fat" label.
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How to identify "real" chocolate
So, to what extent is cocoa butter safe?
It is difficult to have an absolute answer at present, but according to continental standards, products with less than 25% chocolate content cannot be called "chocolate products", and products with more than 5% cocoa butter added (calculated according to the original ingredients) should be named "cocoa butter chocolate".
Dark chocolate: the highest total cocoa solids content, not less than 30%, cocoa butter not less than 18%;
White chocolate: compared to dark chocolate, there is more milk and sugar, but does not contain cocoa powder or cocoa solids, cocoa butter not less than 20%;
Milk chocolate: the total cocoa solids are not less than 25%, no cocoa butter.
In addition, we should also remember the following substances that are homologous to "cocoa butter" and easily contain "trans fats" to help avoid lightning: hydrogenated shortening, hydrogenated palm oil, refined vegetable oil, vegetable cream, vegetable fat powder...
In addition to being found in chocolates, cookies, potato chips, and fried chicken, these substances are likely to be hidden in bread, cakes, mochi, milk tea, and even fudge that you eat every day.
Of course, even if it is chocolate made of natural substances, it is not recommended to eat more, although there are benefits, but there are many sugars and fats, you can supplement energy to eat between exercise, and pay attention to avoiding light and moisture seals and preservation.
Chocolate true love powder you, don't be fooled by the thunder, pure cocoa brings happiness, really · Worth having.