Does Your Dark Chocolate have Lead & Cadmium?

[@bulletproof1395]

Thanks for letting us know Zonya! Even though it’s bad news, we need to know! Appreciate you!

[@zonyafoco8122]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and caring about your health.

[@trishafrauenhofer5869]

Thanks for sharing! It's so refreshing to find another nutritionist that digs in and does research. Years ago I worked with a nutritionist who would call product manufacturers to see how they made their products before he recommends them to people. I learned so much! For example olive from the US is very toxic because of the way it's made here. It's fine if it's from Italy. I recently saw a study from UC Davis showing how they tested several olive and avocado oils and over 82% of them are rancid. I also learned that grapeseed oil is the most nutritious so I use that all the time. Thanks again for your dedication and sharing!

[@zonyafoco8122]

Thank you soooo much!

[@bamcooks376]

Whoa! I recently bought a bunch of Green & Black organic dark chocolate bars. It was recommended for a treat now and then while sugar detoxing. So upsetting! Thanks for sharing this info. BTW, our dentist has us using a Waterpik daily. The last time I went in for a dental checkup, the hygienist thanked me for making her job so easy, lol.

[@deannaleonard8854]

You gotta love that Scott! Wow-mind opening to me. I even bought 90% dark chocolate but don't remember brand.

[@amyb9556]

I heard this a few weeks ago, and I am shocked. I love chocolate and put two tablespoons of cacao in my smoothie every morning. ( I don't anymore) It helped get all the greens down in my smoothie. I fear eating it now. I can't wrap my head around the idea that a little lead is okay. Thank you for posting this and giving better options.

[@sharinaross1865]

Hmmm. I put cocoa in my dark coffee weekly.

[@PastorCheryl]

Me too, I use the cacao nibs. and now I see the warning at the bottom of the bag. ARRG! @aross1865

[@Charles-js3ri]

I cut all chocolate out in December 2023. I've been following these mostly from consumer reports. I have been advocating for people I know to boycott chocolate. We have to hurt them to get change and the bottom line is where it hurts'em.

[@PrimeTimeRJ]

truth

[@karentemecula]

It doesn't seem to be the cocoa growers fault with lead and cadmium. Lead contamination of candies has been recognized as a problem since 1820. There's more than one way in which these metals find their way into cacao. Lead is a post-harvest byproduct. Cacao beans left to dry in the sun become magnets for dust and dirt that can contain particles of lead and other harmful elements.Feb 21, 2024

[@joycoachrobin]

This is so informative... and Scott's hand reaching for the chocolate made it fun!

[@zonyafoco8122]

Scott is a character for sure...

[@dpw181]

I'm 66, in great health and recently dropped 72% cacao bars I've been eating for 30 years for 100% cacao powder and baking wafers. I'm happy to sacrifice sugar flavor for nutrition and better health. Good post.

[@Zonyafoco]

Thank You

[@Dolphin_457]

Just make sure to check the ingredients of your 100% dark chocolate to see there is alkali listed in the ingredients--or "dutching" to cut down on bitterness. Because the alkali removes just about all the healthy antioxidant propertiesof the dark chocolate. Lindt 100% dark chocolate has alkali listed in their ingredients, so I stopped buying it.

[@zonyafoco8122]

@@Dolphin_457 GREEEEEEAT POINT!

[@Dolphin_457]

​@zonyafoco8122 Thank you, zonya :)

[@thepaintedsock]

excellent video. Good to see all the numbers together. Well delivered

[@Zonyafoco]

Much appreciated!

[@tammyhickman1528]

Thank you!! I have been a sometimes great and sometimes slacker flosser. BUT now, I will floss daily. Also, had no idea about heavy metals in chocolate! Will enjoy an tablespoon full only!!

[@DebWinnette]

I remember eating handful after handful of chocolate chips! Your demo of that cracked me up. I never loved chocolate so this makes it that much easier to just not have it anymore. Thanks for this info Zonya!!

[@Zonyafoco]

Glad you enjoyed it! Next video is on Alzheimers and Dementia. Make sure you subscribe to my channel and hit the bell for alerts. Thanks a Broccoli Bunch!

[@armanddimeo6575]

I have been eating about one-third of a bar of dark chocolate a day for more than 20 years with no adverse effects.

[@zonyafoco8122]

SAME! And if your diet includes lots of the foods that help clear toxins, that absolutely helps!!!

[@Wyeynee]

This doesn't prove anything to be honest

[@Mrs.JessRich]

90% cocoa everyday for me. ❤

[@Mrs.JessRich]

Sams choice.

[@spreadthemessage15]

Same here. 2 tablespoons organic cacao powder almost everyday for 10 years. I'm very healthy 🤷🏻‍♀️😐

[@jeanniechandler5452]

Thank you, Zonya! Love you! Yes, bad news but good news, too. It been a guilty pleasure too often and way more than 1 T, but no more!

[@Zonyafoco]

Excellent Jeannie!

[@melinasasha120]

After discovering this I'm eating one square of Lindt 70% a day.

[@dixieflyer2012]

Down from 2

[@peggykey5570]

Got your cookbook 2days early am loving it❤

[@Zonyafoco]

Yay! Thank you!

[@ShellyMcDonnell123]

Why? is it in the manufacturing equipment or in the trees? What?

[@karentemecula]

There's more than one way in which these metals find their way into cacao. Lead is a post-harvest byproduct. Cacao beans left to dry in the sun become magnets for dust and dirt that can contain particles of lead and other harmful elements.Feb 21, 2024

[@peggykey5570]

Just ordered you cookbook Eat Well. Can't wait to get it.

[@Zonyafoco]

My book is Eat Real.

[@peggykey5570]

That's it!

[@debracarr614]

Thank you for the info

[@zonyafoco8122]

You're Welcome!

[@lindasanders66]

I'm just joining the conversation but I didn't catch the chocolate that your husband ate! What chocolate you recommend! Thanks! God bless you!

[@fixitright9709]

If you're worried about Caladium there's a whole lot of it in the soil and it's in a lot of the food we eat

[@sharonroehrig772]

I am so sad, but thank you! We need to know this.

[@Zonyafoco]

Yes we do

[@fatimaj4113]

But how do we know ? Is it written in the ingredients list ? How do they know the percentage ?

[@felipearbustopotd]

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[@Dolphin_457]

Thank you for a great educational video. I haven't had any dark chocolate over two years because of heavy metals and decided to switch to Cacao powder. I have done my exhausting research on which Cacao powder has the least heavy metals and I found: Navitas Organic, 100% Cacoa powder, sugar-free and unsweetened is the best Cacao powder with the least amount of toxins. I mix one tablespoon (one serving) in a glass of cold water and enjoy the bitter taste. I have drunk Navitas Cacoa powder every day since 6/2022.

[@Justin.Martyr]

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[@PhilBryant-r2m]

I have been eating dark chocolate for years and I’m 78.Especially dark chocolate marshmallow.

[@14skp]

Another Dark Chocolate that tested below toxic levels by CR June 2024 is Sam's Choice (Walmart) 85%. I buy only this or Ghiardelli's 86% Dark Chocolate.

[@Mrs.JessRich]

Love sams choice 90%. So good

[@Justin.Martyr]

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[@PastorCheryl]

Are the iron and cadmium naturally occurring in cocoa or is it added to the cocoa, the chocolate?

[@Zonyafoco]

Cocoa is grown in southern countries that still use leaded gas. The cocoa bean is dried next to the rides. It's in the air and ground.

[@PastorCheryl]

Wow!@@Zonyafoco

[@Zonyafoco]

Here's the detail in the studies... Lead and cadmium both occur naturally in the earth’s crust, and cadmium, in particular, exists in soil. Humans have made things much worse, however, through activities like mining, manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture. Modern-day levels of these metals have not only been increasing in soil but also in water and air. As cacao trees grow, they absorb soil nutrients through their roots. And they also absorb cadmium, which accumulates in the tree as it grows. Not all cacao-producing regions are equal in soil cadmium, which explains why some of the chocolates had very little cadmium while others were much higher. Lead, on the other hand, hardly gets into the tree’s tissues at all. Researchers have found almost no lead in the interior of cacao beans while they’re still on the tree. Instead, the lead accumulated on the outer shell. What’s more, lead levels were low soon after beans were picked and removed from pods, but increased as beans dried in the sun for days, as lead-contaminated dust and dirt settled on the beans. During fermentation, the sticky pulp from the bean can also attract particles of lead from the environment, which are transferred to the nibs during sorting and processing and end up in the final chocolate product. Where’s all this lead coming from? Researchers tested high-lead beans from Nigeria and discovered that the lead isotopes implicated fumes and particulates from leaded gasoline. Subsequent investigation found that the harvested beans were typically dried next to the road, to make transport easier and more efficient. @@PastorCheryl

[@PastorCheryl]

Wow! Wow and WOW! Thank you so m much for this information.@@Zonyafoco

[@karentemecula]

There's more than one way in which these metals find their way into cacao. Lead is a post-harvest byproduct. Cacao beans left to dry in the sun become magnets for dust and dirt that can contain particles of lead and other harmful elements.Feb 21, 2024

[@Hojjiifp]

Where and how did lead and cadmium get into chocolate ?

[@mandograssable]

It is in the soil.

[@janluft8178]

What about carob powder or carob chips? Are they any better? I have heard of this as a substitute.

[@jacquelined.1611]

I’m just devastated!! 😢

[@zonyafoco8122]

SAME!

[@meman6964]

What ever happened to CAROB? Chocolatey taste, perhaps no lead?

[@GaryParvis1776]

Never heard this before. Love me some Dark Chocolate and hope it is not heavy in my brand

[@felipearbustopotd]

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[@AffairswithFlair053]

Wait, no more Erithitol ? What did I mis? Why is it off your list?

[@melaniecordes4613]

Does this also apply to organic semisweet chocolate chips or bar form? What about cocoa powder?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????* *Oct. 25,'24 I Submitted My Votes for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!!* *I do NOT ALLOW Trump Voters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine REAL Guy*

[@ANTIWOKE-ANTIPEDO]

Good information. Well brought..Clear what to do. Thank you for that.

[@Zonyafoco]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????* *Oct. 25,'24 I Submitted My Votes for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!!* *I do NOT ALLOW Trump Voters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine REAL Guy*

[@ALi-bn6bf]

I just ate 8 dark chocolate chips. I put them in a tiny bowl and savor each one slowly. I’m also watching my added sugar.

[@Zonyafoco]

You got this! Next video is on Alzheimers and Dementia. Make sure you subscribe to my channel and hit the bell for alerts. Thanks a Broccoli Bunch!

[@felipearbustopotd]

Cocoa powder sounds like it is at the root cause. But can it depend where the cocoa powder is grown?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????*

[@marilynhaverly570]

I watched another KZbin vido that highlighted Good & Gather cocoa powder as a better choice out of the ones tested. I didn't see that here...

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????*

[@cynthiawilliamson5905]

How is this happening? Why is it being sold!?

[@manuelodabashian1089]

What about Green and Blacks and other dark chocolate available in Britain?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Are there ANY DarkChoc BARS that Low on Lead, Low on OxaLates -->* *& Low on Cadmium & Low on LicTins!!!!????* *Oct. 25, 2024 & I Submitted myBaLLot for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!* *I Do Not ALLow TrumpVoters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine & ReaL Guy*

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Are there ANY DarkChoc BARS that Low on Lead, Low on OxaLates -->* *& Low on Cadmium & Low on LicTins!!!!????* *Oct. 25, 2024 & I Submitted myBaLLot for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!* *I Do Not ALLow TrumpVoters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine & ReaL Guy*

[@andybunn7578]

Whats your thoughts on berberine.👍👍🥰

[@jeanpierce6140]

What about the soy lecithin? I have always looked for chocolate without soy.

[@zonyafoco8122]

Not nearly of equal concern.

[@a.d.9992]

🙋‍♀️ hello from Texas! I subscribed to your channel just recently. But I have a very very important question for you if you don’t mind: So I’m in my 60’s & diabetic type 2 with paresthesia neuropathy. My Endocrinologist disolved my thyroid due to Graves’ disease many yrs ago. I want to eat salad with lots of veggies but heard scary negative things about oxalates. Can you please tell me if I should or not consume them. Thanks & blessing ✨. P. S. I appreciate anybody who want to give their opinion 🐶

[@AA-iq8rm]

1 - Quick easy way is to boil the vegetables and some of the oxalates will leach in water, then just drain the water and rise your vegetables. You can also soak veg before eating/cooking, especially if you don't buy organic, try doing this with baking soda and cold water and you will get rid of some of the pesticides too - particularly bad ones in the USA unfortunately, some of the stuff you use we have banned in Europe! Know your farmer and source. 2 - Try to combine veggies with calcium-rich foods as that will help to bind oxalates in the digestive tract and reduce how much oxalates are absorbed (it's just food science and how it works!). 3- You might want to avoid or reduce veggies higher in oxalates like spinach, swiss chard and okra, just don't eat so much at least 4 - Drink lots of water to help flush out oxalates 5 - You might want to stay away from Vit C supplements if you take any as it increases production of oxalates in your body (and to be honest there is no real benefit from vit C supplements, you can get plenty vit C from eating adequate fruit & veg) Hope this helps and wish you the best! Remember - get your blood works regularly and learn what to look out for and how to understand your results, as they are a very good window to what's happening inside your body.

[@ritaclarke7515]

What about some chocolate brands from Canada. Like Chipits?

[@zonyafoco8122]

I suggest you contact the company directly to ask. But it is a wide-spread problem in the cocoa farming industry

[@soldierstride554]

Thanks

[@Zonyafoco]

Welcome

[@bulletproof1395]

What about coffee?

[@baf236]

Is Sam's 90% dark chocolate better?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????* *Oct. 25,'24 I Submitted My Votes for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!!* *I do NOT ALLOW Trump Voters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine REAL Guy*

[@johnschmidt792]

Where are the government regulators??? Can we sue , you cant have lead in paint or children's toys!!!

[@moniquestevens9709]

YES! JUST DID THIS YESTERDAY! HANDFUL OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS! HAVE TO STOP....😂😂😂

[@ThuLe-eh1xe]

I ate dark chocolate 78% and at night, when i slept, i felt tired and my head went crazy, weird. I will never eat dark chocolate again. It also has caffeine in it that makes us irritable.

[@Zonyafoco]

yeap

[@jenschwartzberg5346]

How do u find out if your chocolate has lead

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????* *Oct. 25,'24 I Submitted My Votes for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!!* *I do NOT ALLOW Trump Voters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine REAL Guy*

[@baf236]

I buy the Sam's 90% dark chocolate from Walmart

[@cindywright14]

What about actual bacon chocolate like the chocolate that we use in recipes? Does that have this bad stuff in it?

[@sharinaross1865]

I hope not.

[@cindywright14]

@@sharinaross1865 I know I’m hoping not to ugg what a pain

[@vincecramer7950]

Hershey should be shut down.

[@rachelpamorada833]

Who's eating chocolate while watching 🫠?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*How Can === 96 % of Cadmium in Ghirar-DeLLi, BE a SAFER CHOICE????* *Oct. 25,'24 I Submitted My Votes for KAM & HoyLe(House)!!!!* *I do NOT ALLOW Trump Voters to Speak to Me!!!!* *Justin . James . Martyr (AT) G . c | Eugene, Oregon | a Genuine REAL Guy*

[@FayIsa-g1h]

Natural/animal fat is good according to many doctors. Ll

[@GarageSaleMonster]

If you knew how much of those i ate a day... I should be dead soon

[@Zonyafoco]

It's time to create a new story. Out with the old.

[@batmanspiderman962]

If dark chocolate 🍫 is bad for you! How can it pass! How can store sale dark chocolate the store will have to stop sale it. Anything you eat is bad for you even if you think it's healthy. All foods or drinks has something in it bad for you 😂😂😂

[@kk-wh3hb]

Oh, great, all those years of binging on chocolate, but I don't think my dain is bramaged too hcum🫠

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Your User Name PROVES BRAIN DAMAGE!!!!*