Dark chocolate and red wine contain beneficial flavonoids like catechins, epicatechins, and procyanidins that can improve heart health and reduce cancer risk. Catechins are powerful antioxidants found in high amounts in cocoa and act to improve blood flow and reduce body fat, while epicatechins help heart health. Quercetin, a flavonol found in wine, helps reduce allergies, asthma, and hypertension and maintains blood vessel health through its antioxidant effects. Drinking 196ml of red wine per day can significantly reduce atherosclerosis risk in adults.

1. A littlechocolate
And somewine
Can makea day Divine..

2. Fathima Mahmood

3. DARK
CHOCOLATE
•Recommended –
an ounce per day!
•Included in the
healing foods
pyramid.
FLAVONOIDS:
CATECHIN,
EPICATECHIN,
PROCYANIDINS
WINE
o90% of the phenolic
compounds are flavonoids.
Lesser in white wines.
FLAVONOIDS:
FLAVONOLS ( QUERCETIN)
ANTHOCYANINS
TANNINS

4. CATECHINS
oIt is a natural phenol and
antioxidant
oCocoa has the highest
amount (108mg/100g)
oProduced through the
shikimic acid pathway
Acts on the endothelial cells,
affect vasodilation,
contributing to normal blood
flow.
Helps in reducing body fat.
EPICATECHINS
oEpicatechin is a strong
antioxidant, has insulin
mimic action and improves
heart health.
oIt is a diastereoisomer of
catechin in cis configuration.

5. oThey are condensation
products of catechin
and epicatechins.
o Oligomeric flavonoids
Natural defense mechanism
against plant
pathogens and predators such as
in case
of strawberries.
Provide antioxidant protection
against
Heart diseases and cancer.

6. oQuercetin is synthesised from
phenylalanine in a series of
steps
involving phenylpropanoid
pathway.
oOne of the most abundant
dietary flavonoid with a daily
consumption of 25-50mg.
Quercetin helps in alleviating
Allergy, Asthma,
Maintain Blood vessel health
act as Antioxidant,
And reduce hypertension etc.

7. • According to Vinson, Teufel, and Wu (2001),
consumption of 196 ml of red wine per day is enough
to significantly reduce the atherosclerosis risk in a 70
kg adult.
• Pinot-Noir wine had the highest amount of
flavonoids/polyphenols.