News tagged with cocoa flavanols
New study shows that cocoa flavanols can be preserved during cooking and baking
In a study published this month in the Journal of Food Science, scientists from The Hershey Company and Brunswick Laboratories (Norton, MA) showed that over 85% of the cocoa flavanols were preserved in recipes for chocol ...
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Study clarifies the role of cocoa bean handling on flavanol levels
As evidence regarding the health benefits of consuming dark chocolate and cocoa mounts, there has been an increasing debate about which cocoa and chocolate products deliver the most beneficial compounds, known as flavanols, ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Hershey scientists improve methods for analysis of healthful cocoa compounds
Two scientific publications report on improved methods for determining the amounts of flavanol antioxidants in cocoa and chocolate. The research, sponsored by The Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition, was a collaboration ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Chocolate is a 'super fruit'
It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central Journal demonstrates that chocolate is a rich source of antioxidants and co ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Researchers: It is possible to get sick of chocolate
They say that laughter is the best medicine, but some people might endorse chocolate instead. The dark variety has been shown to reduce blood pressure better than a placebo. Scientists credit the flavanols in dark chocolate ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Flavanol-rich foods may help heart disease patients, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by an international team of scientists, including a University of California, Davis, nutritionist, provides new evidence that cocoa and other foods rich in a class of nutrients known as flavanols ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Cocoa flavanols improve vascular and blood pressure measures for coronary artery disease patients
A new study by UCSF cardiologists and researchers found that high concentrations of cocoa flavanols decrease blood pressure, improve the health of blood vessels and increase the number of circulating blood-vessel-forming ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure
For people with hypertension, eating dark chocolate can significantly reduce blood pressure. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine combined the results of 15 studies into the effects of flavanols, the co ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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How dark chocolate may guard against brain injury from stroke
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage.
May 05, 2010 |
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Study shows chocolate reduces blood pressure and risk of heart disease
Easter eggs and other chocolate may be good for you - at least in small quantities and preferably if it's dark chocolate - according to research that shows just one small square of chocolate a day can lower ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products
A recent study confirms that the antioxidants and other plant-based nutrients in chocolate and cocoa products are highly associated with the amount of non-fat cocoa-derived ingredients in the product. The study expands on ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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