Differences between the chocolates and their sugar content
pain
COLD
The sugar content in the different types of chocolate, mostly in the form of sucrose, has been shown to have an increased analgesic effect, and white chocolate tends to have a higher percentage of sugar than milk or dark chocolate. The increased effect might be due to the mechanism of release of opioids [This pain reducing effect is also in accordance with other studies [But other studies found opposing results [The fact that dark chocolate got less significant results may be because of the bitter taste, and less sugar content [Furthermore, in studies investigating the effect of chocolate on cold pain tolerance it was shown that preference, not cocoa concentration, was responsible for changes in tolerance [