Reeses Dark Chocolate (Pack of 24)

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But there’s a dark side to this “healthier” chocolate. Research has found that some dark chocolate bars contain cadmium and lead—two heavy metals linked to a host of health problems in children and adults. Cocoa. It’s the raw form of chocolate. But there’s so much more to it these days, other than it’s just plain tasty.

Sha Spence (9 March 2017). "Reese's Launches New Peanut Butter Cups Filled with Crunchy Chocolate Bits". People . Retrieved 22 March 2017. Monette Roberts, Anna (20 August 2017). "7 Things You Never Knew About Reese's, Straight From an Employee". POPSUGAR Food. Popsugar . Retrieved 12 October 2020. Reese's Seasonal Products". hersheys.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11 . Retrieved 2011-12-07. Taking steps to reduce heavy metals in cacao can pay off: CR’s test results, after all, show that while contamination with heavy metals is common, it is not inevitable.

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The researchers found that cacao plants take up cadmium from the soil, with the metal accumulating in cacao beans as the tree grows. That’s similar to how heavy metals contaminate some other foods. You see, what they (researchers) have discovered isthat the good bacteriain our bodies (i.e Bifidobacterium) can actually helpbreak down the cocoa solids we cannot on our own digest, which in return will ferment it. You know what that means? It means cocoa is similar to a prebiotic! Prebiotics are fermented fibers that absorbed in the body and have tremendous anti-inflammatory properties! Dark chocolate - High quality dark chocolate is best. The Enjoy Life brand is my favorite and is nut-free and vegan. Some manufacturers with higher levels of metals in our tests said their products are below levels set by the settlement. Others said that the metals occur naturally in soil and that they take steps to try to reduce it. Alter Eco, Endangered Species, Theo, and Trader Joe’s did not respond. Crunchy: a traditional cup with crunchy peanut butter, as opposed to the smooth peanut butter in the original. Introduced in the 1970s. It has been discontinued and rereleased over the years. Still available in some markets as of 2019.

H.B. Reese Made A Sweet Business Out Of Quality Candy". Investor's Business Daily. January 21, 2015 . Retrieved March 17, 2018. Don’t assume organic dark chocolates are safer. In CR’s tests, they were just as likely as other products to have concerning levels of heavy metals. Think about your total chocolate consumption. We did not test for heavy metals in cocoa powder, hot cocoa mixes, or other chocolate desserts. But they contain cocoa solids, too, so they could contribute to your heavy metal intake. Reese's Whipps is a candy bar made of peanut butter nougat and a layer of peanut butter and chocolate. It was introduced in 2007. [42] Alternate with milk chocolate. Cacao levels are lower in milk chocolate than in dark chocolate, so milk chocolate tends to have lower levels of heavy metals, DiBartolomeis says. But that doesn’t mean you can eat it with abandon: It has a lot more added sugars. So it is best to eat both kinds of chocolates only occasionally, not every day.

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Reese's Has New Marshmallow Peanut Butter Cups Coming This Spring". Peoplemag . Retrieved 2022-08-26. Dawn, Randee. "Reese's is making its 1st peanut butter cup in color". TODAY.com. TODAY . Retrieved 12 October 2020.