FlavaNaturals to introduce high-flavanol chocolate products

FlavaBars, FlavaMix drinking mix to hit market Oct. 28.

FlavaNaturals bars offer 500 milligrams of flavanols, five times the amount found in typical chocolate bars. Submitted photo.

Chocolate brand FlavaNaturals will launch FlavaBar chocolate bars and FlavaMix drinking chocolate with cocoa flavanols at levels shown to support brain, heart, skin and circulatory health.

Set to hit the market on Saturday — National Chocolate Day — FlavaNaturals premium chocolate is made from all-natural ingredients and contains 500-900 milligrams of cocoa flavanols per serving, 5 to 9 times the amount of flavanols in a typical dark chocolate bar. To reach that level, FlavaNaturals uses high-flavanol cocoa beans and minimal processing to preserve them.

Big FlavaBars are available in six flavors, including Roasted Almond + Himalayan Pink Salt, Blueberry + Green Tea Matcha, Pure Cocoa Nibs, Espresso Ground Coffee, Crystallized Ginger + Saigon Cinnamon and Classic Dark Chocolate. FlavaMix drinking chocolate is unsweetened and can be added to smoothies, enjoyed in hot or cold drinks or mixed into foods such as yogurt and oatmeal.

"I can't tell you how much I enjoy watching people savor every bite or sip of our chocolate, and then seeing their surprise when they learn about the amazing benefits of cocoa flavanols,” says FlavaNaturals CEO and Founder Alan Frost. “Chocolate used to be our weakness, but with FlavaNaturals, it's actually our strength."

Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.