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Table 3 Flavan-3-ol Quantification

From: An industry consensus study on an HPLC fluorescence method for the determination of (±)-catechin and (±)-epicatechin in cocoa and chocolate products

(±)-Catechin Results μg/g

 

Avg

SD

%CV

Cocoa 1

1681

153

9

Cocoa 2

456

49

11

Milk Chocolate 1

< 25

N/A

N/A

Milk Chocolate 2

72

9

12

Dark Chocolate 1

214

15

7

Dark Chocolate 2

246

35

15

NIST

241

24

10

(±)-Epicatechin Results μg/g

 

Avg

SD

%CV

Cocoa 1

3312

412

12

Cocoa 2

254

27

11

Milk Chocolate 1

35

9

24

Milk Chocolate 2

179

12

7

Dark Chocolate 1

263

18

7

Dark Chocolate 2

262

20

8

NIST

1137

68

6

  1. N/A* These results were eliminated due to designation as outliers by the Q-test for outliers [16].
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