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Methylxanthines enhance the effects of cocoa flavanols on cardiovascular function: randomized, double-masked controlled studies
cocoa flavanols methylxanthines cardiovascular function interaction,
2018/11/12
Background: Cocoa flavanol intake, especially that of (−)-epicatechin, has been linked to beneficial effects on human cardiovascular function. However, cocoa also contains the methylxanthines th...
Epicatechin, procyanidins, cocoa, and appetite: a randomized controlled trial
appetite cocoa compounds epicatechin food intake procyanidins visual analog scales weight loss
2018/12/13
Background: In 2 randomized controlled trials, it was reported that dark chocolate acutely decreased appetite in human subjects, but the authors did not assess the types or concentrations of cocoa com...
Effects of cocoa powder and dark chocolate on LDL oxidative susceptibility and prostaglandin concentrations in humans
Cocoa powder dark chocolate LDL oxidation
2016/6/14
Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds of plant
origin with antioxidant effects. Flavonoids inhibit LDL oxidation
and reduce thrombotic tendency in vitro. Little is known about
how cocoa powder and ...
Calcium supplementation of chocolate: effect on cocoa butter digestibility and blood lipids in humans
energy content of chocolate confectionery fat digestibility
2016/6/12
The digestibility of cocoa butter was reported in
animal but not human studies to be low (60–70% and 89–94%,
respectively). These differences could be due to the much higher
ratio of calcium to fat...
Improving Nutritional Quality of Cocoa Pod (Theobroma cacao) through Chemical and Biological Treatments for Ruminant Feeding: In vitro and In vivo Evaluation
Cocoa Pod Digestibility Rumen Steer Treatment
2016/5/18
Cocoa pod is among the by-products of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) plantations. The aim of this study was to apply a number of treatments in order to improve nutritional quality of cocoa pod for feeding of...
Cocoa flavanols and cognition: regaining chocolate in old age?
Cocoa flavanol cognition regaining chocolate
2018/12/20
The relation between the human brain and food is a complex one that involves 2-way communications. On the one hand, the functional status of brain circuits determines how homeostatic, reward, and cogn...
Cocoa flavanols and cognition: regaining chocolate in old age?
Cocoa flavanol cognition regaining chocolate
2018/12/24
The relation between the human brain and food is a complex one that involves 2-way communications. On the one hand, the functional status of brain circuits determines how homeostatic, reward, and cogn...
Cocoa flavanol consumption improves cognitive function, blood pressure control, and metabolic profile in elderly subjects: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study—a randomized controlled trial
blood pressure cocoa flavanols cognitive function insulin resistance lipid peroxidation
2018/12/24
Background: Recent evidence has indicated that flavanol consumption may have many health benefits in humans, including improved cognitive activities.
AHP choice in cocoa post-harvest technology for small-scale farmers
fermentation drying quality costs Ecuador
2014/10/28
Ensuring that the post-harvest process yields good quality cocoa is a relevant research question. However, the literature currently lacks detailed studies of producers’ criteria for post-harvest techn...
Meta-frontier analysis of organic and conventional cocoa production in Ghana
returns to scale stochastic frontier technical efficiency technology gap ratio
2014/2/24
This study considers the meta-frontier technique to compare the efficiency level of organic and conventional cocoa production systems in Ghana using a cross sectional data of 390 farms. The results re...
Volatility and stabilization of the price of coffee and cocoa in C魌e d扞voire
farm gate price international price price fluctuation buffer stock cocoa and coffee markets
2014/2/24
The aim of this paper was to study the coffee and cocoa price volatility in C魌e d扞voire and to understand the mechanism of price stabilization. Thus, this paper shows that the international prices and...
Carbon Storage in Agroecosystems: A Case Study of the Cocoa Based Agroforestry in Ogbese Forest Reserve, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Carbon Sequestration Cocoa Agroforestry Forest Conversion Global Climate Change
2013/3/12
Large areas of the indigenous tropical forests in the southwestern part of Nigeria are being converted into agricultural lands and this has been reported to have serious implications for biodiversity ...
Biological suppression of black pod lesion development on detached cocoa pods
Phytophthora palmivora yam rhizobacterium black pod disease of cocoa biofungicide
2011/2/22
The study sought to suppress black pod lesion development on detached cocoa pods using yam rhizobacteria. Eight yam rhizobacterial isolates were initially screened on agar plates with the zone of inhi...
Effect of Drying Methods on the Chemical Quality Traits of Cocoa Raw Material
Chemical quality cocoa drying methods fermentation
2010/9/30
This study concerns the measurement of some chemical quality properties of raw cocoa dried by
solar and heating methods. Sun drying method is considered as standard process. Drying trials were conduc...
Mycoflora and nutritional components of cocoa powder samples in South West Nigeria
Cocoa powder microflora beverages contaminants
2011/1/12
The production of cocoa powder (CP), the major ingredient of cocoa-based beverages, has been on the increasing trend in Nigeria without much concern for whether or not they meet the microbiological cr...