Patent ID: 8337917

Claim:
A chocolate or chocolate-containing confectionary comprising an organic solvent-derived procyanidin-containing peanut skin extract and/or almond skin extract in an amount effective to induce vasodilation upon ingestion by a human or a veterinary animal, wherein the vasodilation is such that it has a therapeutic effect when the confectionary is consumed for an effective period of time, wherein the confectionary is a chocolate or a chocolate-containing confectionary comprising cocoa polyphenols and at least 1 mg/g of at least one peanut skin and/or almond skin procyanidin, wherein the cocoa polyphenols comprise a mixture of cocoa polyphenol oligomers 5-12, and wherein the confectionary is prepared by adding the peanut skin extract and/or almond skin extract to the confectionary.