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. 2020 Mar 4;12(3):689. doi: 10.3390/nu12030689

Table 2.

Contribution (%) of polyphenol subclasses to total polyphenol intake and food sources.

Polyphenol Subclasses Contribution, Mean (mg/d) ± SD, (%) Polyphenol Contribution as Aglycones, Mean (mg/d) ± SD, (%) Food Sources (% of Contribution)
Total polyphenols 846 ± 318 620.9 ± 273.5
Flavonoids 491 ± 253, (58.0) 406.3 ± 237.2 (65.44)
  • Anthocyanins

43.5 ± 37.8, (5.14) 24.7 ± 21.7 (3.98) Cherries (42.2), red wine (24.1), olives (10.5), strawberries (10.1), grape (9.30), other foods (3.8)
  • Chalcones

0.009 ± 0.18, (<0.01) 0.006 ± 0.01 (<0.01) Beer (100)
  • Dihydrochalcones

1.72 ± 1.59, (0.20) 0.98 ± 0.91 (0.16) Apples (93.2), fruit juices from concentrate (6.77)
  • Dihydroflavonols

2.62 ± 4.92, (0.31) 1.81 ± 3.43 (0.29) Red wine (97.6), white wine (1.80), rosé wine (0.59)
  • Catechines

28.1 ± 22.4, (3.32) 27.1 ± 20.7 (4.36) Tea (23.0), red wine (19.2), apples (18.6), chocolate (11.6), peaches (6.0), cocoa powder (3.18), fruit juices from concentrate (2.83), other foods (15.6)
  • Proanthocyanidins

204± 185, (24.1) 200.7 ± 189.4 (32.32) Chocolate (42.7), apples (20.4), plums (9.53), red wine (7.09), cocoa powder (5.68), strawberries (4.20), other foods (10.4)
  • Theaflavin

0.70 ± 1.81, (0.08) 0.57 ± 1.46 (0.09) Tea (100)
  • Flavanones

83.2 ± 76.6, (9.83) 58.1 ± 55.0 (9.35) Oranges (71.3), natural orange juice (23.0), fruit juices from concentrate (3.22), other foods (2.09)
  • Flavones

73.2 ± 47.4, (8.65) 54.7 ± 32.9 (8.81) Whole-grain bread (30.0), bread (23.6), oranges (21.6), natural orange juice (8.53), artichoke (3.80), other foods (12.5).
  • Flavonols

54.0 ± 22.3, (6.40) 35.6 ± 15.3 (5.73) Onions (27.8), spinach (26.7), lettuce (11.9), red wine (6.02), olives (5.10), asparagus (4.93), other foods (17.55)
  • Isoflavonoids

0.002 ± 0.004, (<0.01) 0.002 ± 0.003 (<0.01) Beer (100)
Phenolic acids 280 ± 131, (33.1) 164.2 ± 70.8 (26.44)
  • Hydroxybenzoic acids

15.5 ± 10.3, (1.83) 20.5 ± 12.4 (3.30) Red wine (21.2), olives (19.9), walnuts (18.1), tea (9.46), swiss chard leaves (6.15), white wine (1.34), other foods (23.8)
  • Hydroxycinnamic acids

264 ± 129, (30.9) 141.6 ± 66.8 (22.80) Decaffeinated coffee (37.7), coffee (26.1), plums (5.66), potatoes (5.50), olives (4.21), red wine (1.79), other foods (19.0)
  • Hydroxyphenylacetic acids

0.90 ± 1.04, (0.10) 1.16 ± 1.40 (0.19) Olives (87.2), red wine (6.57), beer (3.86), extra virgin olive oil (1.52), white wine (0.65)
  • Hydroxyphenylpropanoic acids

0.48 ± 0.65, (0.06) 0.91 ± 1.23 (0.14) Olives (100)
Stilbenes 2.13 ± 3.92, (0.25) 1.78 ± 3.19 (0.29) Red wine (91.9), white wine (3.94), grapes (1.60), rosé wine (1.21), other foods (0.07)
Lignans 1.53 ± 0.56, (0.18) 1.33 ± 0.55 (0.21) Extra virgin olive oil (16.7), seeds (9.84), oranges (9.73), green bean (5.42), pepper (5.32), peaches (4.97), broccoli (4.71), bread (4.48), red wine (4.16), cabbage (2.77), other foods (31.9)
Other polyphenols 70.8 ± 41.5, (8.37) 45.6 ± 27.8 (7.34)
  • Alkylmethoxyphenols

0.93 ± 0.87, (0.11) 0.93 ± 0.87 (0.15) Decaffeinated coffee (74.1), coffee (16.2), beers (9.77)
  • Alkylphenols

13.7 ± 17.8, (1.62) 13.8 ± 18.5 (2.23) Whole-grain bread (69.1), whole-grain pastries (14.8), breakfast cereals (8.40), pasta (3.29), other foods (4.41)
  • Furanocoumarins

0.37 ± 0.38, (0.04) 0.37 ± 0.39 (0.06) Celery stalks (98.3), grapefruit juice (1.7)
  • Hydroxybenzaldehydes

0.42 ± 0.65, (0.05) 0.42 ± 0.66 (<0.01) Red wine (78.9), walnuts (14.5), beer (2.61), white wine (1.95), other foods (2.04)
  • Hydroxybenzoketones

0.002 ± 0.004, (<0.01) 0.002 ± 0.003 (<0.01) Beer (100)
  • Hydroxycoumarins

0.10 ± 0.19, (0.01) 0.09 ±0.18 (<0.01) Beer (73.6), white wine (26.3), cocoa powder (0.10)
  • Methoxyphenols

0.13 ± 0.12, (0.01) 0.11 ± 0.12 (0.01) Decaffeinated coffee (81.3), coffee (18.7)
  • Naphtoquinones

0.82 ± 1.12, (0.09) 0.84 ± 1.14 (0.14) Walnuts (100)
  • Tyrosols

52.4 ± 37.8, (6.19) 30.0 ± 21.2 (4.83) Olives (50.0), extra virgin olive oil (34.8), refined olive oil (5.17), red wine (3.29), other foods (6.74)
  • Other

1.96 ± 2.30, (0.23) 0.66 ± 0.54 (0.11) Orange juice (45.4), pears (18.2), coffee (16.0), other fruit juices (9.98), olives (5.86), other foods (4.56)