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CocoaVia: chocolate that helps the heart?(names & claims)(Brief article)
Packages of CocoaVia Original Chocolate Bars claim they contain "natural plant extracts which have been proven to reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) by up to 8 percent," and "high levels of naturally occurring cocoa flavanols to help promote healthy circulation." But does snacking on CocoaVia chocolates really promote a healthy heart, as the package claims? Possibly, but there are less caloric ways to get your flavanols.
When we asked for scientific evidence to support CocoaVia's claims, the manufacturer, Mars, sent us published articles on the cardiovascular benefits of cocoa rich in flavanols and studies suggesting that flavanol-rich cocoa either improved vascular function or inhibited clotting in clinical trials. Support for the cholesterol-lowering claim included an abstract that, at ...
- Heart-healthy cocoa.(vital nutrition)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Natural Health December 1, 2005 700+ words
...drink isn't available in the U.S., you can purchase CocoaVia Original Chocolate Bars at cocoavia.com. For a delicious, health...microwave on medium for about a minute; add 2 squares of a CocoaVia Original Chocolate Bar and stir until the chocolate melts. Salud...
- Mars' CocoaVia cuts LDL cholesterol 6%.
- Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals International November 1, 2006 700+ words
...significant reduction in either total or LDL cholesterol levels. CocoaVia bars are enriched with cholesterol-lowering plant sterols and...calorie chocolate snack product with plant sterols, like CocoaVia bars, can be a practical and enjoyable dietary strategy to help...
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- Magazine article from: Food Processing Katz, Frances January 1, 2006 700+ words
...work from Mars Inc. on polyphenol enhancement. Mars claims the specially processed flavanols plus plant sterols in its CocoaVia bars improve a number of heart functions, most notably cholesterol. Hershey and a number of other food processors and scientists...
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- Magazine article from: Heart Advisor January 1, 2007 700+ words
...They contain plant sterols, which interfere with the absorption of cholesterol and may help eliminate it from the body. CocoaVia bars have been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol by up to eight percent. Best of all, there are only 80 calories in a rich, chocolatey...
- Masterfoods takes heart-healthy CocoaVia to retail health food sections.(NEWS &...
- Magazine article from: Professional Candy Buyer November 1, 2005 700+ words
...Mars. Each serving of CocoaVia contains at least 100 milligrams of naturally occurring cocoa flavanols. A 0.78-ounce CocoaVia Original Chocolate Bar contains 100 calories, while a serving of CocoaVia Chocolate-Covered Almonds contains 140 calories. Research...
- Heart help arrives from Mars: this is no candy. CocoaVia delivers real...
- Magazine article from: Food Processing Toops, Diane November 1, 2005 700+ words
...benefits. That means less fat and fewer calories compared to a regular, larger-sized chocolate bar. A 0.78-oz. CocoaVia Original Chocolate Bar contains 100 calories, while a serving of the CocoaVia Chocolate-Covered Almonds bar has 140 calories...
- FDA warns Masterfoods on folic acid and label claims.(VENDING MARKET WATCH)
- Magazine article from: Automatic Merchandiser July 1, 2006 700+ words
...a warning to Masterfoods USA, charging that the use of folic acid as well as label claims that appear on the company's CocoaVia bars are in violation of federal regulations. The FDA says regulations governing the use of folic acid do not permit its use...
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- Magazine article from: Private Label Buyer Clark, Maria Pilar April 1, 2007 700+ words
...including polyphenol enhancement. The company claims that its specially processed flavanols, coupled with plant sterols in its CocoaVia bars, improve a number of heart functions, most notably cholesterol. Developments such as these are driving food processors...
