#Chocolate Products

[bakingstore1]

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[inkz123]

Doodles u say? And you can NEVER have too much error

Giv em raccoon ears

Hes a tiny criminal

Gave him tail and coon grippies ehehe >:3

[buffetlicious]

Newly launched, the Farmhouse White Chocolate Low Fat Flavoured Milk (S$3.73 per 946ml pack) brings a delicious and dreamy taste of winter wonderland to the tropical Singapore. Taking a sip, one can detect a whiff of vanilla-like white chocolate, complemented by the freshness of milk from Australia. Sis also bought the Cafe Latte Low Fat Coffee Flavoured Milk that is flavoured with Arabica coffee beans. The milk is thick with a nice fragrant of coffee plus it is low sugar and low fat to boot.

Paired the milk with a wedge of the White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Egg Yolk (美心蛋黄白莲蓉月饼) from Hong Kong MX Mooncakes (香港美心月饼). Still left with one mooncake to slowly savour and then I have to wait for another year to enjoy it again.

Selected images courtesy of F&N Foods and here.

[lesbianchemicalplant]

Research has found that some dark chocolate bars contain cadmium and lead—two heavy metals linked to a host of health problems in children and adults.

The chocolate industry has been grappling with ways to lower those levels. To see how much of a risk these favorite treats pose, Consumer Reports scientists recently measured the amount of heavy metals in 28 dark chocolate bars. They detected cadmium and lead in all of them.

CR tested a mix of brands, including smaller ones, such as Alter Eco and Mast, and more familiar ones, like Dove and Ghirardelli.

For 23 of the bars, eating just an ounce a day would put an adult over a level that public health authorities and CR’s experts say may be harmful for at least one of those heavy metals. Five of the bars were above those levels for both cadmium and lead.

That’s risky stuff: Consistent, long-term exposure to even small amounts of heavy metals can lead to a variety of health problems. The danger is greatest for pregnant people and young children because the metals can cause developmental problems, affect brain development, and lead to lower IQ, says Tunde Akinleye, the CR food safety researcher who led this testing project.

“But there are risks for people of any age,” he says. Frequent exposure to lead in adults, for example, can lead to nervous system problems, hypertension, immune system suppression, kidney damage, and reproductive issues. While most people don’t eat chocolate every day, 15 percent do, according to the market research firm Mintel. Even if you aren’t a frequent consumer of chocolate, lead and cadmium can still be a concern. It can be found in many other foods—such as sweet potatoes, spinach, and carrots—and small amounts from multiple sources can add up to dangerous levels. That’s why it’s important to limit exposure when you can.

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Some of the same concerns may extend to products made with cocoa powder—which is essentially pure cocoa solids—such as hot cocoa, and brownie and cake mixes, though they have varying amounts of cacao and possibly heavy metals.

(15 December 2022)

there’s a lot more detail in the article about specific brands, different ways lead and cadmium get into cacao, prior studies and litigation, etc.

the article is written with an optimistic tone about mitigation strategies for you as A Consumer—try to choose brands with lower levels of lead and cadmium! eat lower-percent-cacao chocolates, eat them less often, don’t give dark chocolate to kids, etc.—but it’s ultimately another example of food produced under capitalism being contaminated, and how you cannot escape that by just Shopping Smarter, or by hoping liberal regulation (or lawsuits) will prevent it. especially considering all of the other contaminated products mentioned or linked in the article as See Also’s:

MORE ON FOOD SAFETY

• Your Spices Could Contain Lead and Arsenic • Is Our Ground Meat Safe to Eat? • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Costco Chicken • Heavy Metals in Baby Food • PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging

Calculating the exact amount of dark chocolate that’s risky to eat is complicated. That’s because heavy metal levels can vary, people have different risk levels, and chocolate is just one potential source of heavy metal exposure. 

the unstated corollary (because this is Consumer Reports and not Labor Reports) is that the overall exposure to lead and cadmium surely has to be many times worse for the people who actually work in production (often child slaves [1] [2] [3]). (I did a cursory search for information about the farmers’ exposure, but unfortunately, haven’t been able to find anything among all the results about contamination in the final product? If anyone has sources about that, I would really appreciate seeing them)

[warhead]

[catocappuccino]

She's so eepy...

Redraw of this Snorkmaiden image because it's so cute and she's so pretty did I ever tell you I love Snorkma

And here is the image in question!

[only-one-brain-cell]

How dare they make Spencer the PERFECT PARTNER for someone and then have the nerve to not show him in a relationship that lasted more than 3 episodes.

[emgoesmed]

1/6/2024

First week of pediatric pulmonary medicine ✅

Now it’s time to relax all weekend. 💚💚

[ashtxeman]

For the sake of combining two fixations, imagine a Hatchetfield Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AU. Wiggly Wonka... sniggles instead of Oompa Loompas. Grace as Augustus (I understand the lack of correlation but I can spice things up a bit, instead of her going to the chocolate river herself I imagine she gets booted into it by somebody else [LINDA, COUGH] for being preachy about how the factory promotes gluttony). Zoey as Violet, Linda as Veruca, Barry as Mike, and Hannah as Charlie... somebody hear me out.

[caesarinsalata]

I know it's just a screenshot and all, but I wanted to show just how much DETAIL and TIME I'm wasting on this

GOT DAMN MER!ED Y'ALL

[My husband says he's starting to look like Link...]

[alteredsilicone]

The Hex, but I assign them different flavors of Kārums (Latvian curd snack).

Arthur - Classic Vanilla Aoi - Caramel Amir - Lemon Lettie - Candied Fruit Eleanor - Chocolate Quincy - Hazelnut

[palepeachnut]

"Some books are meant to be read once, but Atomic Habits is a book to revisit. Each read brings new insights and reminds me that tiny changes can make a big impact. 📖✨: It's worth reading and helps me in keep goin' 💃☘️

LIFE LATELY〽️💗

[thelailasblog]

[the-blunt-diaries]

Chocolate Chip Cookie 🍪

[afaroffsong]

Strangely delirious now that I’m looking forward to a day off. :)