Table 1.
Composition of cocoa flavanol and control intervention that were consumed bi‐daily by study participants
Flavanol | Control | |
---|---|---|
Total cocoa flavanols [mg] | 450 | ND |
Monomers [mg] | 73 | ND |
(−)‐Epicatechin [mg] | 64 | ND |
(−)‐Catechin [mg] | 7 | ND |
(+)‐Catechin [mg] | 2 | ND |
(+)‐Epicatechin [mg] | ND | ND |
Dimers‐decamers [mg] | 377 | ND |
Theobromine [mg] | 44 | 46 |
Caffeine [mg] | 10 | 6 |
Fat [g] | 0 | 0 |
Carbohydrates [g] | 6 | 6 |
Protein [g] | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Energy [kcal] | 25 | 25 |
Sodium [mg] | 3 | 3 |
Potassium [mg] | 95 | 85 |
ND indicates not detectable.