Table 4 Acute changes in the plasma concentrations of biomarkers after single dose chocolate intake
Low-flavanol | High-flavanol | Pvalue of change between treatments | |
|---|---|---|---|
Chocolate | Chocolate | ||
(n = 21) | (n = 23) | ||
Epicatechins (ng/mL) | |||
0 min (Baseline) | 4.90 ± 0.00 | 4.90 ± 0.00 | - |
180 min | 4.90 ± 0.00 | 97.02 ± 41.94 | <0.0001 |
P value (180 vs. 0 min) | - | <0.0001 | |
Catechins (ng/mL) | |||
0 min (Baseline) | 44.05 ± 46.68 | 55.99 ± 44.23 | - |
180 min | 43.62 ± 42.88 | 59.11 ± 43.50 | 0.70 |
P value (180 vs. 0 min) | 0.92 | 0.70 |