| Two Minute Health Buzz Every Friday you’ll receive a Two Minute Health Buzz video, offering inspiration and clarity with a dash of common sense. Would You Eat Chocolate if the Cocoa Butter was Replaced with PGR: Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate? During a recent review of a new product in the yogurt isle, I noticed a new ingredient on the label, PGPR. What is PGPR? On the label you will see it listed as an emulsifier. Polyglycerol polyricinoleate is a yellowish, viscous liquid from castor oil. Now, doesn’t that sound delicious? Learn about this new ingredient that many chocolate manufacturers are using to replace more expensive ingredients (like, you know, cocoa butter), why chocolate manufacturers are using this and how to avoid it. I would bet big money that you would be hard pressed to find a mass produced chocolate product that didn’t have PGR in it! Watch the Video: 
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