For example, the fact that chocolate melts in your mouth is perceived as very pleasant by our body. This feeling is passed on to our brain and triggers to production of endorphins. Besides that, eating chocolate also contains an emotional factor. As a child we often get chocolates as a reward or just as a candy. As you can see, chocolate is the perfect comfort food.
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Chocolate lovers choose the unique taste experience and freshness of Ovidias Belgian chocolates. Dark chocolate contains anandamide, which also occurs naturally in the brain. It boosts dopamine production and increases feelings of happiness and elation. This creates, a longer-lasting, if subtle, sense of bliss. There are over more chemicals in chocolate, many that offer a range of health benefits , and some that still need to be studied.
Dark chocolate contains the amino acid tryptophan, a well-recognized serotonin producer. A one-ounce serving of dark chocolate contains 64 mg of magnesium. Add to that an abundance of other essential minerals, antioxidants, flavanols, and prebiotic fiber—all which makes us feel better in more ways than one.
Palatability is also linked to the opioid system in our bodies. Opioids, such as endorphins, are released when we eat food that we like, enhancing our enjoyment even further. The mouthfeel of chocolate is another major part of its appeal: the way the cocoa butter perfectly melts in your mouth and coats your tongue.
Beyond its extraordinary chemical composition, chocolate makes us feel good simply because we think it will. The experiment, which had subjects listen to either sad or happy music, found that those listening to the sad tunes ended up eating far more chocolate. How chocolate makes us happy may still be a bit of a mystery among scientists. That it continues to give us joy—bite by bite—remains an indisputable fact for the rest of us.
Our editions are very limited and many of them are sold out after a few days. Because these substances are only present in chocolate in quite small quantities, experts are unable to agree on their direct mood-elevating effect. Rather, the pleasure derived from eating chocolate is probably largely attributable to psychological factors:. With chocolate in particular, these memories are overwhelmingly positive for most people: back in our childhood, chocolate was eaten at happy holidays such as Christmas and Easter.
Secretly fished out of the cupboard at our grandparents. Theobromine on the left is chemically only one methyl group different from caffeine on the right and has many of the same stimulant effects on the human brain when given in equal doses.
This contributes to that well-known lift you get from eating chocolate. It is also why both caffeine and theobromine are banned as performance-enhancing drugs in race horses. Anandamide is cannabinoid, meaning that it affects many of the same functions of the brain as THC the major psychoactive active ingredient in cannabis.
Anandamide is produced naturally in the human brain and small quantities are also found in chocolate. Anandamide has been shown to reduce anxiety in clinical trials. Feeling lovey-dovey? Perhaps a bit giddy or excited after receiving those chocolates from your partner?
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