Dark chocolate: maybe not so good for you
A recent Consumer Reports presented their findings of high lead and cadmium levels in dark chocolate (see https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/__;!!CvMGjuU!-Vz2xulBoWBHTLIPaUmGkzksm8YNdbivSm1Qxs_d75rOsjAxI1ziRT5GJLPze_PBtvfz_gez7Wq6h6acCyhUmFc$ ) Details: -- the following are the results of the Consumer Reports findings. for the analysis, they used the low-bar of California's maximum allowable dose level (MADL) for lead (0.5 mcg) and cadmium (4.1 mcg), and presented the findings as the percentages of MADL in an ounce of each of the chocolates (there are no federal limits for the amount of these metals that most foods can contain...): Safer choices: -- Mast organic dark chocolate: 80% Cocoa: lead 14%, 40% cadmium -- Taza Chocolate organic deliciously dark chocolate: 70% Cacoa: 33% lead, 74% cadmium -- Ghirardelli intense dark chocolate: 86% Cacoa : 36% lead, 39% ...