What is healthier: chicory or cocoa
Almost every family regularly drinks some kind of beverage in the morning and evening.
Now manufacturers sell chicory with various additives: rose hips, hawthorn and others, which makes this drink even more useful. And what useful substances/microelements are included in its composition?
Among the undesirable components in chicory is caffeine, which is present in this product in significantly less quantity than in coffee.
Chicory also contains:
Useful microelements: potassium, calcium, iron, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, copper, manganese;
Vitamins: A, E, K, C, PP, group B (from 1 to 6, B9);
In small quantities carbohydrates, fats, proteins.
People suffering from heartburn claim that chicory effectively helps them fight increased acidity: after consuming this product, heartburn disappears.
Nutritionists claim that moderate consumption of chicory has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system,
Gastrointestinal tract, effective removal of toxins/waste from the body.
It is not recommended to drink chicory in the evening, and especially before bed.
Cocoa
As a rule, the cocoa that you can buy in stores is a waste product after the production of cocoa mass and butter, which are used to make chocolate and high-quality candies from it.
The product contains:
In small quantities fats, proteins, carbohydrates;
Fiber. All the fiber that was in the beans after their processing remains in the powder. Fiber has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, creating unbearable conditions for pathogenic organisms;
Useful microelements: potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, molybdenum, copper, manganese.
Cocoa, as nutritionists claim, has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system, the functioning of brain cells, and fills the body with useful micro- and macroelements necessary for its proper functioning.
