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Article: Dark chocolate sees the light of day.(News)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- April 11, 2009
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FOR YEARS, we have largely managed to resist its smooth, bittersweet charms. But now it seems the taste buds of more and more people are being tantalised by dark chocolate.
Sales have almost doubled in two years. Consumers are buying more of the dark variety because of its healthier image, say market research analysts Mintel.
Senior analyst Mathilde Dudouit said: "Although dark chocolate is still high in sugar, it is rich in antioxidants and is lower in fat than milk chocolate.
"Dark chocolate now has the reputation as being a healthier alternative to other chocolate and this has really struck a chord with Britain's chocoholics," she said.
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