Table 1.

Placebo and Cocoa Beverage Powder Composition

Per serving	Placebo	No-flavonoid	Flavonoids
Calories	60	56	56
Total fat (g)	0	1	1
Carbohydrates (g)	9	9	10
Dietary fiber (g)	0	2	2
Sugar (g)	8	6	6
Protein (g)	5	5	5
Natural cocoa (g)	0	0	5
Alkalinized cocoa (g)	0	5	0
Caffeine (mg)	0	6	12
Theobromine (mg)	0	103	103
Proanthocyanidins (Degree of Polymerization 1–10; mg)	0	0	154
Epicatechin (mg)	0	0	25