The priority of our company is a concern for the health of consumers. That is why we only use natural ingredients without trans fats, palm oil, dyes, and preservatives to make our products.

What are trans fats, and are they harmful?

There are two main types of vegetable fats:
Saturated fatty acids - solid at room temperature (cocoa butter, coconut, palm kernel oil);
Mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids are rare (rapeseed, almond, olive, palm, sunflower, corn, soy, linseed).

Most vegetable oils are rare, so they are of limited use in their natural state. To expand the use of such oils, they are subjected to modifications, the most famous of which are:

1. Hydrogenation - unsaturated fatty acids are converted to the solid-state of saturated fatty acids;
2. Fractionation - separation of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.

Trans fats are "wrong," modified fats. It is in the process of hydrogenation that some molecules are transformed into their structural counterparts.
Once in the human body, trans fats are taken as normal fats, which are included in all processes of life. This can lead to the formation of unwanted compounds in our body, in particular, to cardiovascular disease, which is the most common cause of mortality in the world.

Trans fatty acids are obtained by hydrogenation of fats. They clog the blood vessels and arteries, and these unnatural, hydrogen-rich molecules contribute to obesity because they are poorly processed.

What is palm oil, and is it harmful?

Palm oil is obtained from the pulp of the fruits of the palm tree Elaeis guineensis. Palm oil or its fractions, as well as in combination with sunflower, rapeseed and other vegetable oils, are often used in the manufacture of non-lauric (CBR) cocoa butter substitutes when oils are hydrogenated to produce trans-type acids, which makes fats more solid.

What do we use in TM Chocoboom sweets?

Our products use palm kernel and coconut oil. It is essential to distinguish between palm kernel and palm oil.

Palm kernel oil is obtained from the pits of the palm fruit. Together with coconut oil, it is the basis of a quality substitute for Laurin-type (CBS) cocoa butter. Palm kernel oil and cocoa butter have only 40-50% unsaturated fats and are solid at room temperature. This means that palm kernel oil is a much better alternative to palm oil.

Coconut oil is an oil extracted from the pulp of mature coconuts. Coconut oil is the most abundant source of lauric acid - saturated fat. Lauric acid in our body is converted to monolaurin, which has powerful antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Lauric acid is also found in significant amounts in palm kernel oil.

Coconut oil refined, deodorized, bleached is a natural, unmodified product. It has all the benefits of vegetable oils - the absence of cholesterol and the trans isomers of fatty acids and also contains vitamin E.

Emulsifiers:

GRINDSTED PGPR 90 (E476) is a polyglycerol ester of poly (vegetable) condensed castor acid, made from non-genetically modified raw material, and containing antioxidants.
Polyglycerol is a substance obtained by the interaction of the products of processing of castor oil (castor oil) with glycerol. It is an oily viscous liquid and has a dark yellow color.
The E476 nutritional supplement is added to the chocolate to increase the flow of the finished product.

GRINDSTED STS 30 (E492) is a sorbitan tristearate based on food, refined vegetable fatty acids. It can also be obtained from products of animal origin.
The additive increases the flowability of the mass, protects the surface of the chocolate from greasy grease, prevents graying in substitutes for cocoa butter, improves the appearance and taste.
E492 is a neutral product. It is not of biological value, but it does not cause damage to the human body.

Lecithin (E322) is a natural food supplement, an antioxidant that is naturally derived. Natural lecithin contains yolks, meat products, liver, peanuts, and all kinds of vegetable oils. Refining and deodorizing oils are one of the main ways of industrial production of E322.
Lecithin is necessary for the normal functioning of the human body, and it is part of the liver and brain tissue, is a building material for cell renewal and growth, supplies nutrients and vitamins to all cells of the body.

Natural red beet concentrate coloring is obtained by extraction from red beet juice with a subsequent concentration of coloring agents. It has a red color since it contains pigments - betanin and betaxanthin. 
The dye is safe and does not cause allergies.

Our products are labeled with the "No trans fats and palm oil" quality mark as an indication that we are responsible to our customers and make sure that only the best raw materials form the basis of our products.