references & resources
  
      Hershey's: Hershey's Baking Pieces
    
      Nestle: Toll House Products: Semi Sweet Morsels
    
      "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry"; Antioxidant Activity and Polyphenol and Procyanidin Contents of Selected Commercially Available Cocoa-Containing and Chocolate Products in the United States; Kenneth B. Miller, et. al.; May 4, 2006
    
      "Free Radical Biology and Medicine"; Jaakko Mursu, et al.; July 12, 2004
    
      American Heart Association: Moderate Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower Risks of Heart Failure; Aug 17, 2010
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: In the journals: Cocoa reduces inflammation associated with heart disease
    
      USDA MyFoodData: White Chocolate Chips
    
      Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Beyond Willpower: Diet Quality and Quantity Matter
    
      USDA MyFoodData:Nestle Milk Chocolate Chips
    
      USDA MyFoodData: Nestle Chocolate Chips
    
      USDA MyFoodData: Semi-Sweet Morsels
    
      Ghirardelli: Baking Chips
    




Chocolate chips, like most foods, can be a healthy addition to your diet when eaten in moderation.

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Image Credit: Esther Chou/Moment/GettyImages

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  • Nestle Milk Chocolate

  • White Chocolate

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  • ​Saturated fat:​ 2.5 g

  • ​Fiber:​ 1 g​Sugar:​ 8 g

  • ​Fiber:​ <1 g​Sugar:​ 8 g

  • ​Saturated fat:​ 3 g

  • ​Fiber:​ 0 g​Sugar:​ 7 g

        Hershey's: Hershey's Baking Pieces

    Nestle: Toll House Products: Semi Sweet Morsels

    "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry"; Antioxidant Activity and Polyphenol and Procyanidin Contents of Selected Commercially Available Cocoa-Containing and Chocolate Products in the United States; Kenneth B. Miller, et. al.; May 4, 2006

    "Free Radical Biology and Medicine"; Jaakko Mursu, et al.; July 12, 2004

    American Heart Association: Moderate Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower Risks of Heart Failure; Aug 17, 2010

    Harvard Health Publishing: In the journals: Cocoa reduces inflammation associated with heart disease

    USDA MyFoodData: White Chocolate Chips

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Beyond Willpower: Diet Quality and Quantity Matter

    USDA MyFoodData:Nestle Milk Chocolate Chips

    USDA MyFoodData: Nestle Chocolate Chips

    USDA MyFoodData: Semi-Sweet Morsels

    Ghirardelli: Baking Chips