Use of cocoa extract
AssigneeBarry Callebaut AG
InventorsHerwig Bernaert, Leen Allegaert
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Abstract
A cocoa extract obtainable by the extraction of non-defatted cocoa beans which have not been fermented or have been allowed to ferment for no more than three days, having a polyphenol content of more than 25% by weight, may be used in the treatment or alleviation of obesity.
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A method for the treatment or alleviation of obesity, comprising orally administering an effective amount of a cocoa extract, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the cocoa extract is obtained by the extraction of non-defatted cocoa nibs obtained from cocoa beans which have not been fermented or have been allowed to ferment for no more than three days, having a polyphenol content of more than 25% by weight.
A method for the treatment or alleviation of obesity, comprising orally administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a cocoa extract, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the cocoa extract is obtained by the extraction of non-defatted cocoa beans which have not been fermented or have been allowed to ferment for no more than three days, having a polyphenol content of more than 25% by weight, wherein the composition does not comprise a dopamine D2 receptor agonist.
A method for the treatment or alleviation of obesity, comprising orally administering an effective amount of a cocoa extract, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the cocoa extract is obtained by the extraction of non-defatted cocoa beans with a mixture of acetone and water in a weight ratio of water:
- acetone of from 1:1 to 1:9 which have not been fermented or have been allowed to ferment for no more than three days, having a polyphenol content of more than 25% by weight.
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