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How to use cocoa powder
How to use cocoa powder and how much should I consume daily and are they any side effects of cocoa powder specially a person living in warm and hot areas.
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Cocoa contains various antioxidants and flavonoids. It can added to milk to make milkshake, to your porridge, and other foods in which you can cocoa are sweets and bakery items which are calorically dense and not healthy to be consumed on daily basis.
Cocoa contains caffeine and if consumed in large amounts might cause caffeine-related side effects such as nervousness, increased urination, sleeplessness, and rapid heartbeat.
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Cocoa has caffeine and it can be added in tiny amounts in shakes, milk etc.
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Hi usually you can use cocoa powder in cakes, pastries, biscuits, cookies, smoothies , hot chocolate milk, etc.
Cocoa powder is rich in polyphenols flavonoids, catechins, epicatechins . These are good antioxidants and protect u from free radicals.
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you can safely consume 1/4th cup in a day ie 15 gms cocoa gives you:
energy:34 kcal
protein:3.1g
carbohydrates:8.6 g
fats:2 g
fibre: 5 g
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since cocoa is rich in B vitamins and minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, Phosphorus it is a healthy ingredient for many recipes. it is unsweetened and is bitter , so u will have to add sugar .
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