Phenolic Phytochemicals, their Occurrence and Characteristics

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  • Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women-Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043 ,IN

Abstract

Interest in phytochemicals (plant based chemical substances) has skyrocketed in recent years. More than 4000 phenolic phytochemicals have been identified. The main classes of dietary phenolic phytochemicals' are presented in the flow chart. This chart distinguishes the different classes of phenolic compounds found in plants, namely the flavonoids, phenolic acids and non-flavonoid polyphenols.

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2003-02-01

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Prabhakaran, S. (2003). Phenolic Phytochemicals, their Occurrence and Characteristics. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 40(2), 38–45. Retrieved from http://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/6700

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