chocolates are everyones favourite be it weddings or any other happy occasion people have started offering chocolates instead of the traditional mithais in a way this habit can be called healthy as chocolates are the ultrarich superfoods that have proven to decrease inflammation improve memory boost mood and improve heart health but the unfortunate thing is not every variety of chocolate you buy has all the impressive health benefits we mentionedin this article we will compare the two of the most common types of chocolates white and dark and tell you which one is healthierdark chocolate vs milk chocolatejust like any other food the more a chocolate is processed the more it loses its healthy qualities most of the benefits of a chocolate come from flavanols phytonutrients in cocoa which have the antioxidant effects along with a bitter taste but when chocolate is fermented alkalized and roasted along with the bitter taste goes away the flavanols says cleveland clinical since dark chocolate contains a minimum of 35 per cent cocoa while the milk chocolate has only 10 per cent of it dark chocolate wins the health racethe healthiest type of chocolateno matter what kind of chocolate you keep in comparison dark chocolate turns out to be healthiest one many dark varieties even have 100 per cent cocoa the easy way to recognise a healthy chocolate is by its taste the bitter the healthier this also clearly proves milk chocolate is loaded with sugar in order to make it taste sweetexperts say sticking to the variety that has 70 per cent cocoa is the best dark chocolate is packed with important minerals like magnesium zinc and ironhow to buy a healthy chocolateexperts say make sure you get the real dark chocolate and not milk chocolate in disguise look for something with at least 70 per cent cocoa low natural sugar content and no dairy if you are able to get the best dark chocolate you have all the reasons to have a piece or two every day after all its healthy