What is the best dark chocolate for you?

Dark chocolate: once considered a rare treat is now mainstream. It's become the snack of choice for healthy eaters. For good reason. It feels decadent, tastes great, and ... There's something about dark chocolate that makes you carefully indulge a piece or two. ... Taza is probably the least-processed chocolate you can find. read more

Eating small amounts of dark chocolate can be good for your health. Chocolate comes from a plant -- the bean of the cacao tree -- and, like certain teas, wine and many fruits and vegetables, it boasts a high concentration of antioxidant compounds called “flavonoids,” which can help prevent heart disease and protect against cancer. read more

(Milk chocolate has less antioxidant-rich cocoa and more sugar.) Now go break off a square and enjoy your bittersweet multivitamin. Originally posted September 15, 2015. Updated February 2, 2018. Keep reading for dark chocolate brands to stock up on. read more

For those of you gradually moving from milk chocolate to dark, this 70 percent bar by Scharffen Berger is a great choice. We particularly like the addition of whole vanilla beans to the cacao considering the fact that research in the Journal of Food and Agriculture found that vanilla beans are high in oleic fatty acids: monounsaturated fats that can help reduce appetite and promote weight loss. read more