Description
Latin Name: Theobroma cacao L.
Appearance: Reddish Brown Powder
Test method: HPLC UV
Fat Content: 10-12%
Specification:Cocoa polyphenol 20%, Theobromine 10%
Function:
1. Cocoa has diuretic, stimulant and relaxing effects, and it can lower the blood pressure because it can dilate blood vessels.
2. It can also relax bronchi muscles in the lungs.
3. It can effectively promote reflecting system of muscle and body and stimulate blood circulation so as to achieve the effect of losing weight.
4. It is also used to deal with alopecia, burns, cough, dry lips, eyes, fever, listlessness, malaria, nephrosis, parturition, rheumatism, snakebite, and wound.
Application:
1. As Food and Beverage ingredients.
2. As Healthy Products ingredients.
3. As Nutrition Supplements ingredients.
4. As Pharmaceutical Industry & General Drugs ingredients
About Cocoa Extract:
Cocoa extract is suitable for cosmetics and nutraceutical applications. Recent review shows that cocoa is potentially useful as natural anti-depressant, normalizers boday temperature, prevent atherosclerosis & H.pylori infections, fight alopecia.
Cocoa extract contains naturally occurring gamma-butyric acid(GABA) which is beneficial in lowering elevated blood pressure, aiding blood circulation and calming nervousness. The health promoting effects of cocoa extract are contributed by the synergisms of theobromine and polyphenols. In addition, the relaxation effect of cocoa extract is believed to be an attribution of GABA.
