The Claim

A single acute dose of 415 mg cocoa flavanols has no effect on visual working memory recall precision during passive maintenance or active updating in healthy young adults, as measured by orientation recall accuracy and reaction time in controlled laboratory tasks.

Source: Acute effects of cocoa flavanols on visual working memory: maintenance and updating

What the research says

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Supports
51score
Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

Eating a one-time dose of cocoa with 415 mg of flavanols won’t make you better or worse at remembering visual details like shapes or colors, whether you’re just holding them in mind or actively updating them.

See the scientific wording

A single acute dose of 415 mg cocoa flavanols does not improve visual working memory recall precision during passive maintenance or active updating in healthy young adults, as measured by orientation recall accuracy and reaction time in controlled laboratory tasks.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Acute effects of cocoa flavanols on visual working memory: maintenance and updating

    Scientists gave young adults a specific cocoa extract and tested if it helped them remember visual patterns better. It didn’t help at all—neither for simple memory nor for updating memories in their head.

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