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. 2017 Aug 15;2017:5812401. doi: 10.1155/2017/5812401

Table 1.

Major food sources of dietary polyphenols.

Food group Polyphenols
Wine Phenolic acids, stilbenes, flavonols, dihydroflavonols, anthocyanins, flavanol monomers (catechins), and flavanol polymers (proanthocyanidins)
Beer Prenylated flavonoids, phenolic acids, simple phenols, flavanols, hydroxycoumarins, flavonols, and flavones
Coffee Phenolic acids
Tea Catechins, phenolic acids, flavonols, and proanthocyanidins
Cocoa Flavanols (catechins and proanthocyanidins), phenolic acids, flavonols, some stilbenes, simple phenols, and isocoumarins
Vegetables Flavonols (kaempferol and quercetin derivatives) and hydroxycinnamic acids (cabbages)
Hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonols, and flavanones (tomatoes)
Flavonoids, phenolic acids, and capsaicinoids (pepper)
Hydroxycinnamic acids and anthocyanins (eggplant)
Hydroxycinnamic acids, flavones, and flavonols (leaf vegetables)
Flavonols such as quercetin (onions)
Phenolic acids (roots)
Fruits Anthocyanins, ellagitannins, and proanthocyanidins (berries)
Flavanone glycosides, polymethoxylated flavones, and traces of flavonols and hydroxycinnamic acids (citrus)
Chlorogenic acids, anthocyanins, flavonols, catechins, and proanthocyanidins (pommes and drupes)
Nuts Catechins, proanthocyanidins, ellagitannins, and ellagic acid
Pulses Proanthocyanidins, flavonols, flavanones, and hydroxycinnamic acids
Soy Isoflavonoids
Virgin or extra virgin olive oil Tyrosols
Sesame oil Lignans and phenolic acids
Aromatic plants Phenolic acids, flavones, phenolic diterpenes, and flavanones
Spices Phenylpropenes, phenolic acids, flavones, and flavonols

Data extracted from Phenol-Explorer (http://phenol-explorer.eu/).