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Gunter Kuhnle, Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Reading

Flavanols are linked to better memory and heart health – here’s what foods you can eat to get these benefits

Two-and-a-half cups of green tea contain the recommended daily amount of flavanols. granata68/ Shutterstock

There are plenty of good reasons to make sure you’re eating enough fruit and vegetables each day. Not only do fruit and vegetables contain many of the important vitamins and minerals our body needs to function at its best, they also keep our gut healthy and may even help maintain a healthy weight.

But some plant foods may be more beneficial for health than others, thanks to a group of compounds called flavanols.

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