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  1. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona, 08028, Spain

    Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventos M.S., Ph.D. & María Izquierdo-Pulido M.S., Ph.D.

  2. Hospital Clinic, Calle Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

    Ramón Estruch M.D., Ph.D.

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Lamuela-Raventos, R.M., Izquierdo-Pulido, M., Estruch, R. (2013). Industrial and Home Processing of Cocoa Polyphenols. In: Watson, R., Preedy, V., Zibadi, S. (eds) Chocolate in Health and Nutrition. Nutrition and Health, vol 7. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-803-0_9

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