Stearic acid, the saturated fat in dark chocolate, does not raise unhealthy cholesterol.
New York Times(Oct 31, 2016)
To be fair, some saturated fats – such as stearic acid and lauric acid – have recently been shown to have neutral effects on blood cholesterol levels.
US News(Oct 14, 2015)
The team had begun by cloning the native genes that allow E. coli to soak up stearic acid in the gut.
The New Yorker(Dec 05, 2014)