@[email protected] to Mildly [email protected] • edit-26 days agoToday, the Mexican Government introduced its new chocolate bar, priced at less than $1USD. Made of 50% cocoa, powdered milk, vanilla. No refined sugar, no artificial flavourings.files.catbox.moemessage-square264fedilinkarrow-up1959
arrow-up1959playToday, the Mexican Government introduced its new chocolate bar, priced at less than $1USD. Made of 50% cocoa, powdered milk, vanilla. No refined sugar, no artificial flavourings.files.catbox.moe@[email protected] to Mildly [email protected] • edit-26 days agomessage-square264fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-26 days agoFor those who don’t know: toxins in chocolate.
minus-squareAmidFurorlinkfedilink2•6 days agoI was thinking about lead in Mexican candy in general, but apparently they have improved quite a bit since the early 2000s.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-26 days agoBeyond Mexico, heavy metal contamination (especially lead) in chocolate is a problem worldwide. The places that grow it tend to be environmentally contaminated by the developing world. Of the most recently tested, Hershey’s Dark is particularly bad.
For those who don’t know: toxins in chocolate.
I was thinking about lead in Mexican candy in general, but apparently they have improved quite a bit since the early 2000s.
Beyond Mexico, heavy metal contamination (especially lead) in chocolate is a problem worldwide. The places that grow it tend to be environmentally contaminated by the developing world. Of the most recently tested, Hershey’s Dark is particularly bad.