Experts from Stiftung Warentest find carcinogenic substances in dark chocolate

Stiftung Warentest examined 24 dark chocolates in a current test.

The result: the experts found carcinogenic pollutants in some varieties.

• Stiftung Warentest

  * has examined dark chocolate.

• Out of 24 dark

  chocolates

  , 13 achieved a

  grade of good

  in the

  test

  .

• The experts from Stiftung Warentest found

  carcinogenic pollutants

  in some dark chocolates

  .

Kassel -

has tested 24 dark chocolates with a cocoa content of 60 to 75 percent.

In addition to brands such as Lindt and Ritter Sport, the experts also

tested

from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl.

In addition to the taste, the

was also tested for harmful substances and germs in the laboratory.

The testers also paid attention to whether the information on the packaging was correct.

The result: 13 of the dark chocolates are good, two are just enough.

Six of the chocolates in the

attracted attention due to harmful substances.

Chocolate at Stiftung Warentest: This is how the experts tested

When

a total of 24 chocolates for a current article in the December issue of the consumer magazine,

the focus on the taste

experience

with a rating of 50 percent.

The experts also assessed whether the

harmful substances such as cadmium, aluminum, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, moah or mosh

.

This factor took up 25 percent of the overall grade.

The declaration was weighted with 15 percent, here

checked,

among other things, the packaging information according to food law.

Another five percent in the

attributable to the microbiological quality and the user-friendliness of the packaging of the individual

.

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Stiftung Warentest examined 24 dark chocolates in a current test (symbol picture).

© Oliver Berg / dpa

Test of chocolate: 13 products do well at Stiftung Warentest

A total of 13 of the 24

in the

were

rated “good”

by

, including expensive brands from Hachez and Lindt and inexpensive brands from Aldi, Lidl and Edeka:

• Noble bitters from Hachez (100 grams 1.99 euros)

• Bittersweet mild from Lindt Excellence (100 grams 2.29 euros)

• Edel Bitter from Aldi Moser Roth (100 grams 0.84 euros)

• Dark chocolate from Merci (100 grams 1.49 euros)

• Brazil fine bitters, organic from Naturata (100 grams 4.40 euros)

• Swiss fine dark chocolate from Edeka (100 grams 0.96 euros)

• Ecuador from Lidl JD Gross (100 grams 0.84 euros)

• Swiss fine dark chocolate from Netto Marken-Discount (100 grams 0.84 euros)

• Grand Noir Delicate Bitters, organic from Gepa (100 grams 2.25 euros)

• The strong one from Ritter Sport cocoa class (100 grams 1.16 euros)

• Edel Bitter, organic by Vivani (100 grams 2.49 euros)

• Dark chocolate from black men’s chocolate (100 grams 1.09 euros)

• Dark chocolate from Sarotti No.

  1 (100 grams 1.19 euros)

Chocolate at Stiftung Warentest: These products did not convince in the test

The consumer experts found increased levels of pollutants

in six

.

According to information from

, the

chocolates from Heilemann, Rewe, Rotstern and Zetti contain

aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (Moah), which are considered to be potentially

.

"Fair-afric is clearly contaminated with saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (Mosh) - these can accumulate in organs and damage them," says a current article in the consumer magazine.

The mineral oil residues are not acutely harmful, but

according to Stiftung Warentest

, these

should

not be consumed daily.

When testing 24 dark chocolates, Hachez Edle Bitter (1.99 euros per 100 grams) is the best.

Inexpensive ones also do well, for example Aldi Moser Roth and Lidl JD Gross (EUR 0.84 each).

A total of 13 dark chocolates are good, two are just enough.

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- Stiftung Warentest (@warentest) November 18, 2020

Two chocolates

only scored “sufficient”

in the

: In the products Chocolate made in Africa dark chocolate from Fairafric for 2.99 euros and fine dark chocolate from Rotstern for 0.89 euros, the

saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (Mosh) or aromatic ones saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (Moah).

In addition, these two

could not convince the consumer experts in terms of taste.

(Helena Gries) *

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