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on March 8, 2014 in World News

Chocolate might be the healthiest indulgence ever

Chocolate might be the healthiest indulgence ever Though many think of chocolate as a vice, it should be thought of as a health food. Why? Because chocolate is very high in many essential nutrients, appears to prevent heart disease and stroke, and can even decrease stress. Chocolate is mineral rich You might not intuitively think so, but chocolate is very rich in minerals. A standard 100 gram dark chocolate bar contains 98 percent of a person’s recommended daily value of manganese, 89 percent DV of copper, 67 percent DV of iron, 58 percent DV of Magnesium,… View Article

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on August 5, 2013 in World News

Belarus and Russia in a ‘chocolate war’ against Ukraine

Belarus and Russia in a ‘chocolate war’ against Ukraine Minsk has decided to support its Customs Union ally Moscow and ban the Ukrainian confectionary firm Roshen from entering Russia. The so-called ‘chocolate war’ with Russia could cost Roshen an estimated $200mn. Belarus will not allow confectionery manufactured by Roshen to cross its territory, the Belarusian Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday. That’s after the Russian sanitary services banned the confectioners products after the toxic hydrocarbon benzopyrene was found in Roshen milk chocolate. While Roshen products are still being tested by the country’s sanitary controls department, “the Belarusian… View Article

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