Ohso chocolate with live cultures for good gut health

Ohso is offering a range of chocolate bars that combine Belgian chocolate with live cultures.

The range includes various recipes that are 'full of antioxidants and good bacteria'. The company said dark chocolate is not only high in antioxidants - which protect the cardiovascular system, cognitive function, and also aid skin quality - but is also an 'excellent' carrier for live bacteria. Indeed, chocolate is three times more likely to have a positive effect on the gut than probiotic yoghurt or drinks containing the same bacteria - lactobacillus and bifidobacterium - according to the European Food Standards Authority.

The line includes four flavours - Dark Chocolate, Dark Orange, Dark Raspberry and Plain Extra Dark. Each pack contains seven individually-wrapped daily 13.5g bars containing only 72kcals and made from 53% cocoa solids.

Ohso chocolate is now available in WH Smiths Travel, ohso.com; Ocado and Holland & Barrett.