Table 1.
Literature review search strategy.
| Categories | Search Terms | PubMed | WebofSci |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hits | Hits | ||
| 1. Berry | Strawberry, blueberry, Fragaria, Vaccinium | 6614 | 18,534 |
| 2. Phenolics | Phenols, Flavonoids, Flavonoid *, Polyphenols | 336,958 | 269,334 |
| 3. ADME | Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics | 2,129,074 | 1,998,115 |
| 4. Analytical technique/type | Chromatography, Mass spectrometry | 586,140 | 1,142,675 |
| 5. Controlled/clinical intervention | Clinical Trial, Fluids and secretions, Clinical laboratory techniques | 3,624,193 | 2,364,049 |
| 6. Food AND phenolics AND ADME AND (analytical technique/type OR controlled/clinical intervention) | #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND (#4 OR #5) | 98 | 271 |
Search strategy utilized standard Boolean operators in order to combine search terms or filter results. OR allows hits with either/any search terms to be included. AND requires both/all search terms to be included. * represents a “wildcard” character used to indicate root word truncation. HITS denotes the number of unique records returned. ADME, absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination.