Table 2.
Nutritional composition of the study treatments
| Consumption conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental ingredients | Placebo | Caffeine | Flavanols | Caffeine + Flavanols | |
| Base Drink: Decaffeinated coffee1 | one capsule | one capsule | one capsule | one capsule | |
| 1) Alkalized cocoa powder (g) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Energy (kcal) | 22.8 | 22.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |
| Protein (mg) | 1665 | 1665 | 555 | 555 | |
| Fat (mg) | 825 | 825 | 275 | 275 | |
| Caffeine (mg) | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |
| Theobromine (mg) | 157.5 | 157.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | |
| 2) High-flavanol cocoa powder (g) | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Flavanols (mg) | – | – | 415 | 415 | |
| Energy (kcal) | – | – | 17.2 | 17.2 | |
| Protein (mg) | – | – | 1120 | 1120 | |
| Fat (mg) | – | – | 700 | 700 | |
| Caffeine (mg) | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
| Theobromine (mg) | – | – | 105 | 105 | |
| 3) Caffeine powder (mg) | 0 | 200 | 0 | 200 | |
| 4) Lactose powder (mg) | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 | |
| Energy (kcal) | 0.796 | – | 0.796 | – | |
| Protein (mg) | 0.60 | – | 0.60 | – | |
| Carbohydrates (mg) | 190 | – | 190 | – | |
| Sodium (mg) | 0.06 | – | 0.06 | – | |
| Total | Caffeine (mg) | 15 | 215 | 15 | 215 |
| Flavanols (mg) | 0 | 0 | 415 | 415 | |
1Decaffeinated coffee may still contain residual caffeine up to 6.95 mg/8 oz [73]
The bold and italic fonts indicate that these are the main categories (substances), to distinguish them from the other items/subcategories listed