Barry Callebaut, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, will showcase Bensdorp, its restyled cocoa range, at the Food Ingredients (Fi) Europe, which is slated to take place in Frankfurt, Germany between November 19 and 21, 2013.

Another highlight visitors to the company's booth at the trade fair could expect is the recently-approved health claim for the cocoa flavanols that are used to preserve the cocoa and chocolate products of the Acticoa range. The company has the proprietary right to use this claim – the industry's first – in all member nations of the European Union (EU).

Cocoa flavanols are said to help maintain the elasticity of the blood vessels, which contributes to the normal blood flow. These are lost at the fermentation stage of the conventional process of producing chocolate. Barry Callebaut's researchers found a way to preserve upto 80 per cent of the flavanols in the Acticoa range of chocolate products.

The company could prove that the daily intake of 200mg of cocoa flavanols – provided by either 2.5g Acticoa cocoa powder or 10g Acticoa dark chocolate – supported a healthy blood circulation. The Cocoart Collection, a new range of e-number-free cocoa decorations, would also be showcased at the event.

At the booth, visitors would be able to witness the company's Cocoa Horizons projects and the further expansion of the quality partner programme (QPP) and the latest developments regarding its cocoa horizons truck, and the nibs range of roasted and broken cocoa kernels.