Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
How Much Dark Chocolate Do You Need for Flavanols?
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on May 11 2026
The 2023 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualified health claimfor cocoa flavanols set a daily target of 200 milligrams. Translatedinto chocolate, the answer depends almost entirely on how the cocoawas processed: 1 to 2 ounces of premium non-alkalized dark chocolategets you there from food alone; heavily Dutch-processed bars cannot.
