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Article: Have heart.(Mars Inc. launches CocoaVia Milk Chocolate)(Brief article)
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- Prepared Foods
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- November 1, 2006
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The health benefits of dark chocolate unearthed in recent years surprised many people, pleasantly so. Mars Inc. is hoping to bring many of those same healthful qualities to milk chocolate.
The company's cocoa-research program has developed CocoaVia Milk Chocolate, promising a combination of cocoa flavanols, heart-healthy compounds found naturally in cocoa beans, and plant sterols, which can lower cholesterol. The CocoaVia milk chocolate line is in limited distribution now and will launch ...