Can a person eat a CocoaVia® snack every day? If not, how much can we eat?
— Becky K., Kaukauna, WI
CocoaVia® Brand Heart Healthy Chocolate Snacks, or any plant sterol-containing food, provides the best cholesterol—lowering results if eaten every day, but like any food, should be consumed in moderation as part of an overall healthy diet. CocoaVia® Snacks can be enjoyed as a substitute for other snacks that may not provide heart health benefits. Per serving, each CocoaVia® Snack contains 1.1-1.5 g sterol esters (0.7-0.9 g free sterols). Research demonstrates that consuming more than 3 grams of plant sterols (~5 g as sterol esters) per day provides little additional cholesterol lowering benefits.
— The CocoaVia® Nutritionist
While recently working out at the gym, I read an article about the benefits of dark chocolate. It stated that the cocoa contents should be 80% or greater. Your brochure does not state % of cocoa, but rather 100 mg of cocoa flavanols. It is difficult to know if the 100 mg in your products translate to the suggested 80% cocoa. Can you clarify?
— Carol G., Bucyrus, OH
According to leading researchers in this field the potential heart health benefits are not related to the percentage of cocoa or the type of chocolate-dark, light or milk. It's the amount of cocoa flavanols that counts, and that's determined by how the cocoa is processed. The makers of CocoaVia® Brand Heart Healthy Snacks guarantee flavanol levels using their patented Cocoapro® process through which high levels of these naturally occurring compounds are retained. We also add natural plant extracts proven to significantly reduce bad cholesterol.
— The CocoaVia® Nutritionist
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