While solid chocolate certainly is high in fat, ju st over half the calories in bittersweet, semisweet, and milk chocolate come from fat. And even though the cocoa butter in chocolate is mostly saturated fat, studies have shown that it doesn't appear to raise blood cholesterol. It's a common myth that chocolate aggravates acne. Prof essional dermatologists today do not link acne with diet. Ten percent of U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance of iron is found in one ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa.
Chocolate can be lethal to dogs.
Theobromine, an ingredient that stimulates the cardiac muscle and the central nervous system, causes chocolate's toxicity. About two ounces of milk chocolate can be poisonous for a 10-lb puppy. It is reported that Napoleon carried chocolate with him on his military campaigns, and always ate it when he needed quick energy. In the Aztec culture, chocolate was reserved for warriors and nobility. A drink of cacao mixed with ground maize was believed to provide stamina and was used in sacred rituals.