02.01.13
On 24 January, Mars, McLean, VA, and partners convened over 50 leading experts in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss recent breakthroughs in the field of cocoa flavanol research and the key findings of FLAVIOLA — a three-year EU-funded research project dedicated to research into flavanols, their health benefits and potential applications. Members of the FLAVIOLA consortium were joined by a number of international researchers to review the outcomes of FLAVIOLA’s research and their potential implications on cocoa flavanol-based applications and dietary recommendations for flavanol intake. Specifically, they focused on recent advances in the field of flavanol analytics and chemistry. FLAVIOLA brings together the expertise and unique skill set of food scientists, nutritionists, biochemists, molecular biologists, cardiovascular physicians and epidemiologists. This work is part of a wider collaborative research program focused on examining the health benefits of cocoa flavanols. In collaboration with some of the world’s leading scientific institutions, Mars has been pursuing extensive research to advance understanding of cocoa flavanols for over 20 years
