Godiva's chocolates and cocoa mixes are made with natural ingredients like premium cocoa beans and dairy butter, without added preservatives or artificial flavors. These ingredients provide a high fat content per serving, but the fat is necessary to create the cocoa's smooth, rich texture and strong aroma.
History
Godiva was founded by master chocolatier Joseph Drops in 1926. He started the company in Brussels, Belgium, and named it after the legend of a woman named Lady Godiva. After much success, Drops expanded outside of Belgium to Paris in 1958. A few years later, in 1966, the United States was introduced to Godiva with the first store opening inside Wanamaker's, a department store in Philadelphia.
Locations
Godiva is the leader in premium confectionery chocolates with over 450 stores and boutiques all over the world. You can find Godiva's decadent dark chocolate cocoa mix at any of the 275 boutiques in the United States at finer department and specialty stores, on Godiva's website or through the company's mail-order catalog.
Potential Benefits
Antioxidants from flavanols in cocoa, particularly dark chocolate cocoa, may help lower cholesterol and blood pressure. More studies are needed to confirm this possibility, according to articles in the "European Heart Journal" and "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition."
Cocoa Mixed With Water
Consuming 3 tbsp. of the dark chocolate cocoa mix by itself, or added to 1 cup of water, will provide 110 calories, 1.5 g of fat, 1 g of saturated fat, 27 g of carbohydrates, 2 g of fiber, 24 g of sugar and 1 g of protein.
Adding Skim or Low-Fat Milk
Using 8 oz. of skim milk instead of water will add 200 calories, 1.7 g of fat, 1 g of saturated fat, 130 mg of sodium, 47 g of carbohydrates, 12 g of sugar and 9 g of protein. Using 8 oz. of 1 percent milk will provide 220 calories, 4 g fat, 2.5 g of saturated fat, 15 g of cholesterol, 125 mg of sodium, 40 g of carbohydrates, 36 g of sugar and 9 g of protein.
Adding Reduced-Fat or Whole Milk
Using 8 oz. of 2 percent milk will add 240 calories, 6.5 g of fat, 4 g of saturated fat, 20 mg of cholesterol, 130 mg sodium, 39 g of carbohydrates, 36 g of sugar and 9 g of protein. Using 8 oz. of whole milk will provide an additional 260 calories, 9.5 g of fat, 6 g of saturated fat, 33 mg of cholesterol, 120 mg of sodium, 39 g of carbohydrates, 36 g of sugar and 9 g of protein.
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