CocoaVia® is the first snack of its kind to combine real heart health benefits with real chocolate pleasure. The health benefits come from a combination of natural cocoa flavanols and plant extracts called sterols. All CocoaVia® snacks are guaranteed to contain at least 100 mg of cocoa flavanols, natural ingredients which have been shown to enhance vessel and platelet function and may support heart health.

CocoaVia® Brand Heart Healthy Snacks are available at an increasing number of retail stores. Use our handy Store Locator to find a store convenient to you that carries them. Because of their heart health benefits, CocoaVia® Brand Heart Healthy Snacks will most likely be found in the retailer's "Nutrition/Energy Bar" section. Or, if you prefer the convenience of buying online, you can place an order now.

All of the CocoaVia® Snacks Bars are 80 calories per serving. All of the CocoaVia® Chocolate Bars are 100 or fewer calories per serving. The CocoaVia® Chocolate Covered Almonds contain 140 calories per serving. Since each pre-portioned serving is packed with heart healthy flavanols and plant extracts, you can eat a relatively small portion and still reap the benefits. That means fewer calories compared to a regular, larger-sized chocolate bar.

If you are allergic or sensitive to certain foods or ingredients, you should always read the ingredient statement and any allergen statements to ensure the product does not contain ingredients of concern to you. Some CocoaVia® Snacks contain nuts and other allergens which are clearly indicated in either the ingredient listing on the label or just below it in an Allergy Information statement.

Numerous studies indicate that sterols are safe and effective in maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. However, it is recommended that you speak to your pediatrician about making changes to your child's diet.

People with diabetes may have specific nutritional requirements, since they are at increased risk for heart disease, stroke and high cholesterol. It is best to speak with your physician about your cholesterol levels and how CocoaVia® products fit into an appropriate diabetic diet. Consuming plant sterols may be one way to help maintain cholesterol levels within the normal range, but blood sugar levels and body weight must be monitored and maintained.

Yes. Promising research suggests that chocolate may rival foods like fruits and vegetables, red wine and tea as a source of heart-healthy antioxidants called polyphenols. Laboratory experiments at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania found that a single milk chocolate bar contains an amount of polyphenols equivalent to five servings of fruits and vegetables or a glass of wine. (And an ounce and a half of dark chocolate had twice as much.

Yes, CocoaVia® Snacks can be consumed as part of a healthy diet. Clinical studies have shown that individuals with normal circulating cholesterol levels can help maintain those healthy cholesterol levels by consuming plant sterols, thus creating a dietary strategy for maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. The cocoa flavanols in CocoaVia® may help maintain heart health and healthy blood flow.

This product, like any food, should be consumed in moderation as part of an overall healthy diet. CocoaVia® Snacks can be enjoyed as a substitute for other foods that may not provide heart health benefits. Per serving, each CocoaVia® Snack contains 1.1–1.5 g sterol esters (0.7–0.9 g free sterols). Research demonstrates that consuming more than 3 grams of plant sterols (~5 g as sterol esters) per day provides little additional cholesterol lowering benefits.

The pre-portioned CocoaVia® Dark and Milk Chocolate bars range from 2 grams to 7 grams of fat per serving — which is less than most larger-sized chocolate bars. The Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins contain 6 grams of fat per serving. The Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds contain 11 grams of fat per package, but the majority of the fat comes from the almonds — which are rich in monounsaturated fat and are considered a "good" fat.

Each serving of CocoaVia® provides 1.1 to 1.5 grams of plant sterols. The FDA has said that 1.3 grams of plant sterols a day are needed to show a significant cholesterol-lowering effect if eaten at two different times a day with other foods and incorporated into a diet that's low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

You may have heard that a higher percentage of cocoa means that the product contains more heart healthy flavanols. When it comes to heart health and cocoa flavanols, the most important factor is whether the naturally occurring flavanols have been preserved or maintained in the final product. Seeing 30%, 50% or 70% cocoa on the label does not guarantee that it has higher levels of cocoa flavanols.

CocoaVia® contains 1 gram to 3.5 grams of saturated fat per serving. But it's important to remember that the saturated fat in cocoa butter is made up of approximately equal parts of stearic, oleic and palmitic acids. This combination doesn't act like a saturated fat, and research supports that the cocoa butter in chocolate does not raise blood cholesterol like other saturated fatty acids.

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No, antioxidants are not the same as flavanols. Antioxidants are compounds which can slow or prevent the oxidation of other molecules. While flavanols have been shown to have some antioxidant-like effects, it is a true understatement to refer to them as solely antioxidants.

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CocoaVia®, or any plant sterol-containing food, provides the best cholesterol-lowering results if eaten every day. If you stop eating the foods with plant sterols, it is likely that any beneficial impact on cholesterol levels will cease.

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