Been away from your near and dear ones for a long time? Wish to send them a gift on a special occasion? Well, thanks to the online services these days, sending gifts are not a problem anymore. You are just one click away from sending your love through gifts.

Armed with the technical support, we more often than not face a serious dilemma- what will make the perfect gift! Well, if you are confused and do not know what gift to go for, here’s a saviour for you- chocolates. These delicious treats come in all shapes and sizes (well, almost). There is no dearth of varieties when it comes to chocolates; so you have a lot of options to choose from when sending chocolates by post.

Before, taking your pick, it is best to be well informed about the specialities of each kind of chocolate. So, here’s a choco-laden list of the major types of chocolates and their basic characteristics:

•  Milk Chocolates: These are the ones that we generally come across and start our chocolate adventure with, in our childhood. The milk content in these chocolates are greater than twelve per cent and the content of cocoa solids range between ten per cent to twenty per cent. These do not make the best baking partners and hence are generally not included in any baking recipe. However milk chocolates are used sometimes for baking cookies. Cadbury Dairy Milk, Hershey’s milk chocolate, Irish milk chocolate are some of the most reputed brands.

•  White Chocolates: This one does not contain much cocoa solids. In fact it has been stripped off of all non-fat components there are in a cacao bean(Sorry if you are on a diet, it is best to stay away from these delicious devils), which renders it its characteristic colour. Vanilla is the most common flavouring of these chocolates, though sometimes it may be accompanied with others. When it comes to white chocolates, it is best to go for brands like Godiva, Divine, Prestige of Belgium white chocolate, etc.

•  Dark Chocolate: If you are on a diet, or are suffering from diabetes but still love to gorge on chocolates, well then you have found your choco-mate. The content of the cocoa solids is very high in these where as milk solids are close to non-existent. Dark chocolates come in varying degrees of sweetness depending upon cocoa content in them. The higher the cocoa content will be, the lesser will be its sweetness. If you are looking for the perfect baking dark chocolate then the ideal one is a semi-sweet dark chocolate. If the one you intend to send the gift to loves dark chocolate then go for the bitter-sweet ones and send the over with the help of chocolates online delivery services. Some of the famous brands for dark chocolate are Lindt, Green and Black’s, Pierre Marcolini, etc.

A tip in time: Never ever gift unsweetened chocolates, since they are not meant for eating, but entirely for cooking and baking. However if you have budding chef at home, you can always send these for them to experiment with!

Chocolates are well known as mood lifter and emotional twister as they have the power to instigate certain types of feelings. Many research studies have been done and various health impacts of chocolates have incurred. As some of them are negative, there are certain quite interesting impacts of chocolate that are specifically beneficial for women. It is a universal fact that women love chocolates more than men. It has special connection with women not just for health reasons, but for the sake of taste, flavors and women’s emotional attachment with chocolates. This is why we see men sending chocolates by post to their lovely women on special occasions like Valentine’s day, Birthday or Anniversary.

1. As far as health benefits of chocolate are concerned, there are plenty of them which are very effective for women’s health. The most common benefit of chocolates is they are stress reliever. A recent study results indicate that chocolates can be a part of a pregnant woman’s diet because of its various health benefits. Eating chocolate in small amount during pregnancy is good for mothers and their babies.
2. One of the basic ingredients in chocolate called flavanol is effective to reduce cholesterol level and also the risk of cardiovascular issues.
3. Eating Chocolate leads to higher level of intimacy among partners. It triggers the mood altering endorphin that intensifies attractive feelings among people. This is why Valentine’s day sees great chocolate sales as people send chocolates by post or make gift delivery to their beloved lady to arouse such feelings.
4. Dopamine and serotonin are two essential chemicals in chocolate that promotes the ability to sleep and also decrease any physical pain. As a recent study showed that women need more sleep than men, this can be a good motivator for sleep in women.
5. Chocolate has a chemical epicatechin that amplifies the mitochondrial function of your cell. This means it helps in boosting your energy levels especially the dark chocolate.
6. Chocolate can help fight PMS as it releases calming endorphins that helps reduce anxiety. The presence of magnesium in it reduces water retention and also improves your mood.
7. Dark chocolate specifically has various benefits. It helps to control sugar levels, and is a great antioxidant to avoid premature aging. It is also very effective to treat various types of cancer.
8. Another benefit of dark chocolate is that it helps lower your blood pressure, prevents the formation of blood clots and also improves the flow of blood.
9. Dark chocolate also has protective chemicals for your skin against the sun. the chemicals increase skin density and keep it hydrated.
10. Dark chocolate is specifically effective for brain functionality. Its consumption improves the flow of blood to the brain.

Overall these health benefits are not just limited to women but since women are more concerned about their health as compared to men, hence, these benefits can be very beneficial if considered by women of all ages. Although consuming chocolate in an appropriate quantity is the only way to gain benefits.