Cocoa Flavanol Chemistry

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Real-time Particles & Degradation
Fermentation Duration 4 Days
Roasting Temp (°C) 120°C
Alkalization (Dutch pH) pH 5.5

Cardiovascular Bioactivity Model

ACTIVE eNOS MODEL
Flavanol Retention
100%
12.5 mg/g
eNOS Activity
100%
Endothelial Nitric Oxide
FMD Δ (%)
+2.8%
Vasodilation Response
Active Monomers
95%
(-)-Epicatechin Ratio

Thermal Epimerization

Roasting (>120°C) thermally converts bioavailable (-)-epicatechin into its less active epimer (-)-catechin, drastically reducing vascular receptor affinity.

Alkaline Cleavage (Dutched)

Raising pH > 7.0 (Dutching) causes irreversible oxidative cleavage of procyanidin dimers/trimers into inactive high-molecular-weight brown melanoidin polymers.

Retention: 32.5% | FMD Increase: +1.8%
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