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why do women prefer dark chocolate?
- Thread starter woodcutter
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Are you chewing it? Chewing it releases extra bitterness, you're supposed to let it melt in your mouth. I used to dislike dark chocolate until I tried that.
Wait, they make 99%? That's insane.This thread is flawed science.
Hardcore (I prefer 70%):
I thought I was crazy for loving the 90% lol. I am totally going to be on the lookout for the 99% now.
This is true. Don't chew it, let it melt. It'll taste so good.
If you don't like dark chocolate, you don't like chocolate... You like sugar
99% is literally gimmick territory because then you're effectively just eating baking chocolate
and i don't care who you are, that's fuckin unpleasant
and i don't care who you are, that's fuckin unpleasant
I sorta understand your point OP, most of the women I know prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate. About half of them say its because dark chocolate is healthier, which I think is a bit shady - I'm sure its a tiny bit healthier (less sugar) but I'm not sure the difference is really that significant. A few say they can "taste" the cocoa better in dark chocolate and its the thing that they crave the most, whereas I find the bitter cocoa taste pretty off putting.
My wife and sister are both convinced women are better tasters than men, which is true in our family, but whenever I see taste challenges in Hell's Kitchen or Top Chef the men usually win so not sure if that shakes out true or not in the general population.
My wife and sister are both convinced women are better tasters than men, which is true in our family, but whenever I see taste challenges in Hell's Kitchen or Top Chef the men usually win so not sure if that shakes out true or not in the general population.
OP
OP
Marabou milk chocolate
550 kcal
32g fat
58.5g carbohydrates, of which 58g sugar
2g fiber
4.7g protein
Lindt 90%
600 kcal
55g fat
30g carbohydrates, of which 8g sugar
15g fiber
10g protein
The difference is massive. Real chocolate has significantly better macros in every single category.
Real chocolate also has the benefit of being much more fulfilling at smaller amounts. I know I used to easily eat half or occasionally a whole milk chocolate bar at 200g in one sitting, where as now one square of 20g 90% Lindt is enough for me.
Normalizing my taste for sugar was the best thing I did.
Which brand of green tea do you recommend?
Also, OP I like dark chocolate but don't know any other woman who likes it. Don't know any men who like it either. Just means more dark chocolate for me!
I hated dark chocolate as a kid but grew to love it. I almost exclusively eat it now. I will say that many companies put way too much sugar in it, negating the health benefits. 85% is the highest I can go. I do want to try that 99% Lindt bar just for bragging rights (if I survive).
Well..you learn something new everyday.
I mean...yeah. It's just way too bitter for me; if I'm gonna eat chocolate, I'm gonna get stuff I actually enjoy.
I never asked women about their preference in chocolate. I fuck with dark chocolate and feel better about eating it but I'm realistically eating pretty much any chocolate and feeling good about it
I just fuck with Lindt Mint and those Cadbury Salted Caramel ones. Although on the whole I think chocolate is overrated and would prefer a good pastry.
Dark chocolate is delicious. Milk chocolate is also delicious. Every other woman I know (which is more than 2!) shares this opinion. What now?
OP
OP
My recently past grandma whom went through both world wars in Poland and my mother.
This thread is flawed science.
Hardcore (I prefer 70%):
Best chocolate:
I like how they didn't anticipate going higher than 90% and had to give 99% a lesser name.
I don't think my chromosomes play a part in my preference for either. I like dark chocolate because, in America, it seems easier to get very high quality dark chocolates than it is to get high quality "regular" chocolate. Vomit tasting Hershey shit is largely to blame. There's also more satisfying about darker chocolates. If I feel like eating chocolate, darker chocolates will scratch the inch whereas I could just keep eating and eating good high quality milk chocolate. Probably has a lot to do with the amount of sugar. I'm not tempted to binge on good dark chocolate.
Unfortunately I'm not so into tea that I can really recommend brands! I just get some loose leaf tea from the local asian market.
I never thought it had to do with preference..more like milk chocalate is always associated with calories, fat..essentially everything that is bad. And dark is associated with health, diet. People on the whole tend to prefer to be associated with a healthy lifestlye, hence dark chocalate. Personally, I prefer milk but by eating a bit of 90% dark, I can curb my sugar cravings.