Hazards in Your Chocolate? New Study Reveals Potential Risks

A study reveals that while chocolate contains potentially harmful chemicals at safe levels, these compounds appear in much higher, possibly unsafe concentrations in some baked desserts.

What makes chocolate taste and smell so delicious? Chemistry, of course! A variety of molecules work together to create that unmistakable aroma, but those same molecules might carry some unwanted health effects if there are too many around.

According to research published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, while many of the compounds appeared in chocolate in low enough concentrations to be safe, higher amounts were found in some baked sweet treats.