Table 1.
Food group | Polyphenols |
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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/).