Editing Chocolate (section)

===Phytochemicals===
{{also|Polyphenol#Research}}

Chocolate contains [[polyphenol]]s, especially [[flavan-3-ol]]s (catechins) and smaller amounts of other [[flavonoid]]s.<ref name="pmid30620683">{{cite journal | vauthors=Zięba K, Makarewicz-Wujec M, Kozłowska-Wojciechowska | title=Cardioprotective mechanisms of cocoa | journal=Journal of the American College of Nutrition | volume=38 | issue=6 | pages=564–575 | year=2019 | doi = 10.1080/07315724.2018.1557087 | pmid=30620683| s2cid=58582304 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=K. B.|last2=Hurst|first2=W. J.|last3=Payne|first3=M. J.|last4=Stuart|first4=D. A.|last5=Apgar|first5=J.|last6=Sweigart|first6=D. S.|last7=Ou|first7=B.|year=2008|title=Impact of Alkalization on the Antioxidant and Flavanol Content of Commercial Cocoa Powders|journal=Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|volume=56|issue=18|pages=8527–33; 8527|doi=10.1021/jf801670p|pmid=18710243|bibcode=2008JAFC...56.8527M }}</ref> It also contains [[alkaloid]]s, such as [[theobromine]], [[phenethylamine]], and [[caffeine]], <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mhdao/Factsheets/Pages/caffeine.aspx|title=Caffeine|website=New South Wales Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011118/http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mhdao/Factsheets/Pages/caffeine.aspx|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live|access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> which are under study for their potential effects in the body.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Miller |first1=Kenneth B. |last2=Hurst |first2=W. Jeffrey |last3=Flannigan |first3=Nancy |last4=Ou |first4=Boxin |last5=Lee |first5=C. Y. |last6=Smith |first6=Nancy |last7=Stuart |first7=David A. |title=Survey of Commercially Available Chocolate- and Cocoa-Containing Products in the United States. 2. Comparison of Flavan-3-ol Content with Nonfat Cocoa Solids, Total Polyphenols, and Percent Cacao |journal=Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |volume=57 |issue=19 |pages=9169–80 |year=2009 |pmid=19754118 |doi=10.1021/jf901821x |bibcode=2009JAFC...57.9169M }}</ref>