<![CDATA[This research is aimed to process non fermented cocoa beans into chocolate paste as functional food for body weight and blood cholesterol reduction benefits. The research was undergone as followed: preparing paste/dark chocolate from unfermented cacao bean; analysis of chocolate paste’s water, fat, polyphenol, flavanoid, catechin, amino acid, magnesium, calium, and theobromin content;test on mouse weight reduction consisting of diuretic effect, motoric activity, and weight level monitoring and analysis of blood cholesterolreduction effect. Result showed that water content is 3.21%; fat content is 53.14%; potassium content is 1366.74 mg per 100 grams chocolate paste; magnesium content is 257,20 mg per 100 grams chocolate paste; theobromin content is 1.13%; amino acid is 11.92%; catechin is 3.28%; flavanoid 0.16% counting as quercetin and poliphenol 10.03% equal with tanic acid. Diuretic monitoring activity indicated that chocolate paste contributes in raising motoric activity. Observation on weight reduction showed that 0,2ml/mouse chocolate paste decreased mouse body mass from 200 grams to 140 grams in 8 days. 0,2 ml/mouse chocolate paste treatment for 6 days decreased blood cholesterol level, equal to treatment with Simvastatin 0.18mg/200g. ]]>
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