Carcinogens found in 28 chocolate bars

Consume chocolate It can be more harmful to health than many realize, even when choosing a bitter version of the product. In a recent test, the US Consumer Reports organization found substances considered carcinogenic in bars of 28 brands.

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attend two Toxic heavy metalsand lead and cadmium in very high levels. Among the brands of dark chocolate that contain high amounts of these substances are well-known names such as Lindt, Godiva, and Hershey’s.

Health risks

According to Tunde Akinleye, a Consumer Reports food safety researcher who led the research, the danger these ingredients pose exists for people of any age. However, it is greater for pregnant women and children.

Repeated exposure to cadmium can cause lung cancer, birth defects, and reproductive harm. Health problems associated with lead exposure include delayed growth and development in children and brain and body damage. Nervous system🇧🇷

Even if you don’t consume chocolate much, these substances may be a cause for concern, as they are also found in other foods, such as sweet potatoes, spinach, and carrots. From small to small amounts, the levels in the body can increase dramatically.

research results

Products with high levels of cadmium:

• Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate, 70% cocoa
• Scharffen Berger Extra Dark Chocolate, 82% cocoa
• Dove promises a deeper dark chocolate, 70% cocoa
• Beyond Dark Chocolate Pure Organic, 70% Cocoa
• Beyond good organic pure dark chocolate, 80% cocoa
• Equal Exchange Organic Extra Dark Chocolate, 80% Cocoa
• Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa
• Alpasha Organic Very Bitter Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa

Products with high levels of lead:

• Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate is moderately sweet
• Godiva Signature Dark Chocolate, 72% Cocoa
• Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate, 85% cocoa
• Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Chocolate is 70% cocoa
• Lily’s Extra Dark Chocolate, 70% cocoa
• Chocolove strong dark chocolate 70% cocoa
• Endangered Species Bold + Silky Dark Chocolate, 72% Cocoa
• Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate 72% cocoa
• Who is organic plain dark chocolate, 70% cocoa
• Chocolove Extreme dark chocolate, 88% cocoa

Products that contain high levels of lead and cadmium:

• Lily’s Extra Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa
• Green and black organic dark chocolate, 70% cocoa
• Theo Organic Pure Dark, 70% cocoa
• Trader Joe’s The Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate, 85% cocoa
• Theo Organic Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate, 85% Cocoa