Open AccessPrebiotic evaluation of cocoa-derived flavanols in healthy humans by using a randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover intervention study
Author(s) -
Xenofon Tzounis,
Ana RodriguezMateos,
Jelena Vulevic,
Glenn R. Gibson,
Catherine KwikUribe,
Jeremy P.E. Spencer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.110.000075
Subject(s) - prebiotic , crossover study , food science , feces , biology , gut flora , zoology , chemistry , biochemistry , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
The absorption of cocoa flavanols in the small intestine is limited, and the majority of the flavanols reach the large intestine where they may be metabolized by resident microbiota.
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