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| Title |
Phenolic and Theobromine Contents of Commercial Dark, Milk and White Chocolates on the Malaysian Market
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Molecules, January 2009
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| DOI | 10.3390/molecules14010200 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cheng Chia Meng, Abbe Maleyki Mhd Jalil, Amin Ismail |
| Abstract |
Chocolate contains a wide range of antioxidants that includes soluble phenolic compounds (phenolic acids, catechin, epicatechin, and proanthocyanidins), insoluble polymeric phenolics and methylxanthines. The objective of this study was to determine phenolic and theobromine contents in dark (DC), milk (MC), and white (WC) chocolates commonly found in the Malaysian marketplace. Total phenolic and flavonoids were determined by means of a spectrometric assay, while catechin, epicatechin and theobromine were quantified using a reverse-phase HPLC method. Dark chocolates exhibited the highest phenolics and flavonoids contents, followed by milk and white chocolates. Catechin and epicatechin were major flavonoids detected in dark chocolates. Theobromine was detected in dark and milk chocolates, but not in white chocolates. A high correlation (r= 0.93) between total phenolic and flavonoid contents, indicating that the major phenolic compounds in dark chocolates belong to the flavonoid class. When nutrition and health promotion are of concern, dark chocolates would be recommended over milk and white chocolates owing to their higher contents of antioxidant phenolic compounds. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 184 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Cuba | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 177 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 16% |
| Researcher | 16 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 13% |
| Unknown | 58 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 58 | 32% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 4% |
| Engineering | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 9% |
| Unknown | 66 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 December 2023.
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#49,941
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#13
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