Scientific Articles

• Lamport, Daniel J., Eleni Christodoulou, and Christina Achilleos. (2020). “Beneficial Effects of Dark Chocolate for Episodic Memory in Healthy Young Adults: A Parallel-Groups Acute Intervention with a White Chocolate Control” Nutrients 12, no. 2: 483. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020483
• Grassi, Davide; Socci, Valentina; Tempesta, Daniela; Ferri, Claudio; De Gennaro, Luigi; Desideri, Giovambattista; Ferrara, Michele. (July 2016.) Flavanol-rich chocolate acutely improves arterial function and working memory performance counteracting the effects of sleep deprivation in healthy individuals. Journal of Hypertension 34(7), 1298-1308. Flavanol-rich chocolate acutely improves arterial function a… : Journal of Hypertension (lww.com)

Explanation of the Post

Dark chocolate contains a high content of flavonoids, this in single doses produces an improvement in verbal working memory 3 hours after its consumption in students. Because cocoa contains multiple bioactive compounds, one approach might be to examine the neurocognitive effects of combinations of possible functional ingredients.

Other sources

• Prastowo, N. A., Kristanto, S., & Sasmita, P. K. (2015). Dark chocolate administration improves working memory in students. Universa Medicina, 34(3), 229–236. https://doi.org/10.18051/UnivMed.2015.v34.229-236