
How Toxic Is Your Favorite Chocolate? (Ranked)
Bryan Johnson
Jul 12, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Avoid Theo chocolate due to high heavy metal levels
Theo chocolate was the lowest-scoring brand tested, with two of its bars containing dangerously high levels of heavy metals.
Beware of heavy metals in 'clean label' products
The Alter Eco 100% cacao bar, despite having only two ingredients and no sugar, contained the highest level of heavy metals.
Beware heavy metals in chocolate linked to serious health risks
Heavy metals commonly found in chocolate are linked to cancer, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and low sperm count.
Choose superior Blueprint Cocoa for enhanced health benefits
The speaker's own Blueprint Cocoa powder is claimed to have a health score more than double that of the best-performing chocolate bar.
Prioritize transparent data over marketing claims for chocolate health benefits
The most important takeaway is that marketing and health claims on chocolate are meaningless without transparent data on flavanols and heavy metals.
Choose Vosges Haut-Chocolat for optimal flavanol benefits
Vosges Haut-Chocolat was the top-scoring bar with the best ratio of high flavanols to low heavy metals.
Question health marketing claims of 'healthy' brands
The popular 'healthy' brand Hu, which promotes getting 'back to human,' had a mediocre score due to its heavy metal content.
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