Comment · Tue, December 27, 2022 · ND Owner
Consumerlab report on Chocamine
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lewanay · 89 points
Just came across a recent Consumerlab report on Flavanol content in different chocolate products including supplements. It’s behind a paywall but here is the link:
I like them as a third party testing company and sometimes use them for things like choosing the best Chocolate to eat etc. this is the first time they have tested an ND product to my knowledge. I know ND doesn’t claim that their product Chocamine has the highest flavanols, and is geared more towards other compounds such as threobromine. What still surprised me how low the flavanol content was for ND compared to Cocoavia (2.4mg vs 993 mg !!) . In addition, ND had worse cadmium level in comparison as well. Just curious to hear thoughts from people here and ND’s team.
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TheGermanGuy21 · 9 points
My 2 cents on Chocamine in general (from all vendors), it's a bit of a sham. It's cocoa extract mixed with Theobromine and flavors. Then it's advertised for the Theobromine benefits.
Just sell the Theobromine then, if the rest is just cocoa extract naturally not that high in Theobromine by itself plus stupid flavors so it tastes nice.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I agree. We added it years ago, and it has never been that great. We were planning on dropping it for a while.