Table 4. Antioxidant capacity in serum samples along the bioavailability study using ABTS and FRAP methods.
| Hours | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABTS (μM TE) | ||||||||
| CC | 3,830.59 ± 114.35 | 3,682.88 ± 112.79 | 3,605.06 ± 81.59b | 3,658.54 ± 94.03 | 3,696.70 ± 91.70 | 3,665.45 ± 97.03 | 3,687.98 ± 82.26 | 3,797.14 ± 108.21 |
| MPC | 3,944.78 ± 62.59 | 3,913.31 ± 65.85 | 3,953.47 ± 49.67a | 3,860.47 ± 61.00 | 3,831.18 ± 58.11 | 3,873.56 ± 63.21 | 3,828.77 ± 45.97 | 3,815.37 ± 73.11 |
| N.S. | N.S. | p = 0.004 | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | |
| FRAP (μM TE) | ||||||||
| CC | 592.82 ± 28.14 | 579.43 ± 32.27 | 551.75 ± 24.63 | 540.19 ± 26.67 | 550.39 ± 24.61 | 550.49 ± 27.44 | 556.48 ± 31.65 | 530.39 ± 24.16 |
| MPC | 596.70 ± 23.77 | 597.63 ± 22.09 | 580.28 ± 22.50 | 583.84 ± 23.20 | 578.61 ± 23.43 | 566.25 ± 26.51 | 583.85 ± 26.35 | 560.42 ± 28.83 |
| N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | p = 0.039 | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | p = 0.044 | |
Note:
Conventional cocoa (CC), cocoa rich in methylxanthines and cocoa (MPC), Trolox Equivalents (TE). Values with different superscript letters (a,b) are significantly different.