Scientists from Halle-Wittenberg University and the Institute of max Rubner after a series of studies vyyasnili that products with cocoa content, is one of the sources of vitamin D2. A report published on the portal EurekAlert!.
The researchers put forward the theory that after drying cocoa beans in the sun occurs in them the transformation of precursor vitamin D into vitamin D2.
After mass spectrometric analysis of various cocoa products, confirmed his theory.
While various cocoa products, according to the authors of the study, different content of vitamin D2. So, it’s just cocoa butter and dark chocolate, while white chocolate has significantly less.
The vitamin D — an essential part of the diet of a person. Their deficiency may increase the risk of respiratory diseases, rickets and osteoporosis.
Earlier, doctors from Loma Linda University in the US concluded that eating dark chocolate with high cocoa content enhances the immune system and increases brain activity.