Sentences with phrase «containing cocoa flavanols»
Consuming a beverage containing cocoa flavanols improves blood vessel function in patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
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Half drank two beverages a day, each containing 450 mg of flavanols (a component found in cocoa), while the other half consumed a single, daily beverage containing just 10 mg, Time reports.
The most delicious ones — your Snick Bars, Reese's Cups, and Milky Ways — don't contain very much actual cocoa (although though they do contain quite a lot of actual fat and actual sugar), and they certainly don't contain enough cocoa flavanols to have much of an impact; to ingest 900 mg of cocoa flavanols, you'd need to put away 25 candy bars, according to Time.
As reported by Times, 15 this kind of discrepancy is due to the fact that «the percentage is a sum of cocoa liquor, cocoa powder and cocoa butter — and cocoa butter does not contain flavanols.»
Barry Callebaut today said it is adding to its healthy chocolate portfolio with the official launch of a cocoa product containing a high level of antioxidant flavanols.
As reported by Times, 15 this kind of discrepancy is due to the fact that «the percentage is a sum of cocoa liquor, cocoa powder and cocoa butter — and cocoa butter does not contain flavanols.»
It has the highest amount of cocoa derived natural epicatechin compared to other supplements and also contains many more beneficial compounds from cocoa such as cocoa flavanols and theobromine.
One study showed that cocoa in dark chocolate contains more antioxidant activity, polyphenols and flavanols than other fruits they tested, which included blueberries and Acai berries.
One group's brew contained a low amount of cocoa flavanols (48 milligrams [mg] a day), and another contained a medium amount (520 mg), and the third one contained a high amount (993 mg).
Always check the cocoa content when choosing dark chocolate to ensure a high flavanol level and avoid milk chocolate and low cocoa content products that contain little more than sugar to maximize the heart healthy benefits.
A single - dose intake of flavanol - containing cocoa improved endothelial function accompanied by increases in plasma flavanol metabolites.
One study showed that cocoa and dark chocolate contained more antioxidant activity, polyphenols and flavanols than other fruits they tested, which included blueberries and Acai berries (2).