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. 2020 Jun 27;12(7):1908. doi: 10.3390/nu12071908

Table 1.

Phytochemicals’ concentrations in cocoa powder.

Phytochemical Mg/g of Fresh Weight Reference
Flavanols (−)-Epicatechin 0.63- 3.3 [37,38]
(+)-Catechin 0.61–2.02 [36,38]
Procyanidin B1 (dimer) 1.12 [38]
Procyanidin B2 (dimer) 0.13- 2.62 [37,38]
Procyanidin C1 (trimer) 0.05- 0.36 [37]
Cinnamtannin A2 (tetramer) 0.31–0.56 [37]
Galactopyranosyl-ent-(−)-epicatechin (2alpha-->7, 4alpha->8)-(−)-epicatechin (Gal-EC-EC) 0.02–0.07 [37]
Flavonols Quercetin 0.0032–0.2 [39,40]
Isoquercitrin 0.03334–0.04664 [39]
Quercetin-3-Arabinoside 0.05258–0.09212 [39]
Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide 0.00938–0.01512 [39]
Phenolic acids
Hydroxybenzoic acids Benzoic acid 0.00017–0.00097 [41]
Hydroxycinnamic acids Caffeoyl aspartate 0.37 [38]
Hydroxybenzaldehydes Vanillin 0.00014–0.00232 [41]
Methylxanthines Theobromine 4.11–27.69 [42,43]
Caffeine 0.946–6.58 [42,43]
Others Catechol 0.0012 [44]
Pyrogallol 0.0018 [44]