Calculated Mean Content Values
| Units |
Average |
Min |
Max |
Standard Deviation |
| mg/100 g FW |
70.36 |
32.74 |
125.00 |
29.54 |
| mol/100 g |
2.42e-04 |
1.13e-04 |
4.31e-04 |
1.02e-04 |
Values calculated by aggregating data from 16
different samples
from
3 unique
publications.
Aglycone Mean Content Values
| Aglycone |
Units |
Average |
Min |
Max |
Standard Deviation |
| (-)-Epicatechin |
mg/100 g FW |
70.36 |
32.74 |
125.00 |
29.54 |
| mol/100 g |
2.42e-04 |
1.13e-04 |
4.31e-04 |
1.02e-04 |
Original Content Values Used to Produce Means
Arts, I.C.W. ; van de Putte, B.;Hollman, P.C.H. (2000) Catechin Contents of Foods Commonly Consumed in The Netherlands. 1. Fruits, Vegetables, Staple Foods, and Processed Foods. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 48:1746-1751 PubMed (10820089)
| Original Content Value |
Original Food Description |
Commercial Origin |
# of Samples Analyzed |
|
32.74 mg/100 g FW
|
Chocolate, black - Albert Heijn |
yes |
4 |
|
50.25 mg/100 g FW
|
Chocolate, black - Verkade |
yes |
4 |
Natsume M., Osakabe N., Yamagishi M., Takizawa T., Nakamura T., Miyatake H., Hatano T., Yoshida T. (2000) Analyses of polyphenols in cacao liquor, cocoa, and chocolate by normal-phase and reversed-phase HPLC. Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry 64:2581-2587 PubMed (11210120)
| Original Content Value |
Original Food Description |
Commercial Origin |
# of Samples Analyzed |
|
67.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Ecuador |
yes |
1 |
|
72.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Venezuela |
yes |
1 |
|
122.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Ghana |
yes |
1 |
|
50.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Colombia |
yes |
1 |
|
124.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Ivory Coast |
yes |
1 |
|
85.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Brazil |
yes |
1 |
Gu L., House S.E., Wu X., Ou B., Prior R.L. (2006) Procyanidin and catechin contents and antioxidant capacity of cocoa and chocolate products. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54:4057-4061 PubMed (16719535)
| Original Content Value |
Original Food Description |
Commercial Origin |
# of Samples Analyzed |
|
52.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Dark chocolate 1 |
yes |
1 |
|
64.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Dark chocolate 2 |
yes |
1 |
|
75.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Dark chocolate 3 |
yes |
1 |
|
106.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Dark chocolate 4 |
yes |
1 |
|
125.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Dark chocolate 5 |
yes |
1 |
|
66.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Baking chips 1 |
yes |
1 |
|
101.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Baking chips 2 |
yes |
1 |
|
107.00 mg/100 g FW
|
Baking chips 3 |
yes |
1 |