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. 2016 Oct 28;11(10):e0165791. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165791

Table 2. The main food contributors of the polyphenols intake according to classes of polyphenols.

ISA-Capital study. Sao Paulo.

Main food contributors (%) 1
Rank
Median (IQR), mg/d 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Total polyphenols 360.6 (233.0,478.6) coffee (70.5) orange (2.2) tangerine (2.1) orange juice (2.1) potatoes (2.0) beans (1.9)
Phenolic acids 290.3 (133.0, 400.3) coffee (92.3) potato (2.6) beer (0.9) apple (0.6) tomato (0.4) refined flour (0.3)
Flavonoids 34.5 (17.4, 61.6) orange (15.4) orange juice (13.9) beans (13.2) onion (8.2) grapes (6.6) apple (6.4)
Tyrosols 1.8 (1.0, 3.2) olives (56.0) olive oil (30.2) beer (9.9) red wine (2.4) vinegar (1.3) white wine (0.1)
Alkylphenols 1.0 (0.5, 1.7) whole grain bread (66.8) whole grain flour (22.1) refined flour (6.0) breakfast cereals (4.7) beer (0.4) --- (0.0)
Lignans 0.1 (0.1, 0.2) sesame seed oil (71.3) nuts (19.7) sesame seeds (3.9) olive oil (2.0) flaxseed (1.7) bread refined flour (0.7)
Stilbenes <0.1 (<0.1) red wine (75.8) grape (11.1) strawberry (7.3) white wine (4.6) dark chocolate (0.5) lentils (0.3)
Others 1.7 (0.9, 2.3) coffee (75.0) orange juice (21.5) lemon juice (2.3) olives (0.4) beer (0.3) olive oil (0.2)

---: no food contributor

1 In the rank, the number between parentheses refers to the percentage of total intake within each polyphenol class.