date:Jun 08, 2012
The company has developed high potency chocolate with its Coco-Lycosome ingredient, which is derived from natural sources that are already approved for foodconsumptionin the EU, that boost the presence of epicatechin, a part of cocoa flavanols that has been linked tohealth benefits.
The potential
Speaking toConfectioneryNews.com, Lycotec CEO Ivan Petyaev said that the ingredient could be added at 1% levels at the melting stage to increase the bioavailability of epicatechin by 20 times.