Calculated Mean Content Values

Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
mg/100 g FW 385.96 31.40 4298.00 1044.11
mol/100 g 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Values calculated by aggregating data from 16 different samples from 4 unique publications.

Aglycone Mean Content Values

Aglycone Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation

Original Content Values Used to Produce Means

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
168.00 mg/100 g FW Ecuador yes 1
106.00 mg/100 g FW Venezuela yes 1
200.00 mg/100 g FW Ghana yes 1
99.00 mg/100 g FW Colombia yes 1
193.00 mg/100 g FW Ivory Coast yes 1
142.00 mg/100 g FW Brazil yes 1
Gu, L., Kelm M.A., Hammerstone J.F., Beecher G.R., Hollman P.C.H., Haytowitz D., Gebhardt S., Prior R.L. (2004) Concentrations of Proanthocyanidins in Common Foods and Estimations of Normal Consumption. Journal of Nutrition 134:613-617 PubMed (14988456)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
31.40 mg/100 g FW Black chocolate no 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
99.00 mg/100 g FW Dark chocolate 1 yes 1
105.00 mg/100 g FW Dark chocolate 2 yes 1
89.00 mg/100 g FW Dark chocolate 3 yes 1
109.00 mg/100 g FW Dark chocolate 4 yes 1
166.00 mg/100 g FW Dark chocolate 5 yes 1
95.00 mg/100 g FW Baking chips 1 yes 1
151.00 mg/100 g FW Baking chips 2 yes 1
124.00 mg/100 g FW Baking chips 3 yes 1
Counet C., Callemien D., Collin S. (2006) Chocolate and cocoa: New sources of trans-resveratrol and trans-piceid. Food Chemistry 98:649-657
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
4298.00 mg/100 g FW Dark chocolate, Belcolade yes 1