Cocoa flavonols emerging as functional food ingredients
Several studies in recent years have demonstrated that the flavonols found in cocoa and dark chocolate have heart health benefits and new work is beginning to elucidate the mechanisms for this action.
New research presented at the conference also suggests a possible benefit on brain health, as flavonols boost blood flow to certain regions of the brain.
The investment in research on cocoa health benefits will certainly allow the firm with annual sales of $18 billion to offer new products that avoid the growing criticism leveled at confectionery makers for their role in the obesity epidemic.
Professor Ian McDonald from Nottingham University, presenting new findings on cocoa flavonols at the meeting, agreed that the research has little to do with chocolate.
“The message must not get out there that all chocolate products have these benefits. It would be a more sensible strategy to develop low-fat, low-energy drinks that are enriched in these flavonols,” he told NutraIngredients.com.
“There is very little on the world market that has the polyphenol content that would produce these effects,” he added.
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