High cocoa polyphenol rich chocolate may reduce the burden of the symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 Polyphenol analysis* high cocoa liquor/polyphenol rich chocolate and simulated iso-calorific chocolate (cocoa liquor free/low polyphenol)

	High Cocoa Liquor/Polyphenol Rich chocolate	Simulated iso-calorific chocolate (Cocoa Liquor Free/Low Polyphenol)
Polyphenols
Folin	17.4 mg ECE/g	3.9 mg ECE/g
Catechin	0.37 g/kg	< 0.05 g/kg
Dimer B2	0.80 g/kg	< 0.05 g/kg
Epicatechin	1.23 g/kg	< 0.05 g/kg
Trimer C	0.58 g/kg	< 0.05 g/kg
Tetramer D	0.33 g/kg	< 0.05 g/kg
Dimer B5	0.32 g/kg	< 0.05 g/kg

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