Effects of regularly consuming dietary fibre rich soluble cocoa products on bowel habits in healthy subjects: a free-living, two-stage, randomized, crossover, single-blind intervention

Table 2 Effects of consuming the soluble cocoa products on energy, protein, carbohydrate and lipid intake (Mean values and standard error of mean (SEM), n = 44)

	Energy Intake (Kcal/day)		Protein Intake (g/day)		Carbohydrate Intake (g/day)		Lipid Intake (g/day)
Stage	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM
Non-cocoa	2,281.99	59.12	94.30^a	2.51	210.97	6.78	105.73	3.23
Cocoa product A	2,465.61	74.69	110.48^bc	3.47	239.41	7.88	106.17	4.49
Cocoa product B	2,558.57	97.91	117.64^c	4.29	245.04	8.61	110.89	5.56
	p = 0.045		p < 0.001		p = 0.003		N.S.

Effects were studied using a mixed model with repeated measures (stage) with one factorial fixed factor (cocoa product). Where there was a significant main effect, post hoc Bonferroni tests were also used to analyse differences between means.
^a,b Mean values within a column with unlike superscript were significantly different according to Bonferroni test.

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