Is instant cocoa that bad?

[Ulagn]

I really like cocoa as my energizer, and sometimes Iadd some sugar in it to make it taste a bit better. However, it is abit of a pain in the ass to always cook it in boiling water, etc. SoI though of getting instant cacao, and I see that most of it just hassome sugar added. So are these cacao products bad only because theyalready have sugar, or what is wrong with them?

 

[SteveMobsterG]

You've answered your own question. When you added sugar to make it taste better you did what 'they' did.

 

[Lev Butlerov]

The good one is only pure cocoa – the one that isfatty and bitter. It will give you a shitload of energy and mentalactivation. However, these cacao products have more additives apartfrom the sugar, none of which are good for one's health. Besides, forsome reason I think that the cocoa used in those products does nothave the same purity – no wonder these are so much cheaper thanpure cocoa products.

 

[stevesmi]

even the high quality ones still have too much sugar to be healthy

try a chocolate flavored greens powder. it only has 20 calories per scoop and tastes like chocolate

 

[Ulagn]

That sounds like a very yummy product to try out! I will try to find it.