Definitions for "Polyphenols"
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Compounds derived from phenols and found in wine. They are largely responsible for the wine's aroma, taste and colour.
A group of polymerised organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group bound directly to a carbon atom in a benzene ring. Polyphenols have antioxidant properties, and occur naturally in tea.
A group of organic compounds ( which includes the tannins ) that are found in many foods such as tea, coffee and red wines. They combine with iron and can therefore hinder its absorption.
Extremely powerful anti-free radical agents (acting at every level of the free radical chain reaction). - Complex molecules extracted from grape seed, green tea and even chocolate. - Grape polyphenols are basically found in the skin and seeds of grapes.
Polyphenols are a broad class of phytochemicals that include flavonoids, stillbenes (includes resveratrol), and phenolic acids. They represent the most abundant antioxidants in our diets. Polyphenols are thought to protect the body's tissues against oxidative stress and may prevent various diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and inflammation.
Plant derived chemicals with superb antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and skin rejuvenating capabilities.
A component of tea, they account for approximately 30% of the soluble matter in tea. Modern science has learned that these compounds are potent cancer fighters, immune stimulants, as well as anti-oxidants making it one of the best things a human can put in their bodies.
A broad class of compounds found in plant-based foods, which may have beneficial health effects.
Organic compounds that include, as part of their chemical structures, an unsaturated ring with more than one -OH group on it
Found in many plants, polyphenols are naturally occurring substances that act as potent antioxidants.
Very powerful antioxidants, present in several different botanicals, most notably grape skin and grape seed extracts.
phytochemicals that are antioxidants and other good nutrients, from vegetables.
Antioxidant substances widely found in nature. Some are being researched as neuroprotective agents for Parkinson's. See PDS information sheet Antioxidants (FS67) - 570kb pdf format.
phenolic compounds having anti-oxidant properties and present in quantity in wine, mostly in the form of tannins, anthocyanins (red coloring matter), and flavones (yellow coloring matter).
astringent compounds present in tea
Complex compounds based on two or more phenolic rings joined together. The malt tannins derived from the husk are more properly termed polyphenols.
Polyphenols are potent and wide ranging in their physiological prperties. They are antioxidants, cancer preventatives, cavity and gingivitis preventatives, prebiotics and even internal deodorizers.
Compounds which contain several `phenol' groups and have antioxidant properties.
Certain plant compounds containing groups of 'phenols' and which also contain certain antioxidant characteristics.
Astringent compounds found in tea.
an antioxidant photochemical that tends to prevent or neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals
responsible for the flavor of a tea
Water-soluble plant pigments also know as bioflavonoids, which encompass more than 4,000 chemically unique flavonoids. Catechins--such as EGCG from green tea--are a type of polyphenol. EGCGs are the antioxidant compounds present in green tea.
Polyphenols are a class of phytochemicals found in plants and there may be at least 10,000 unique polyphenols in the world! Polyphenols literally means “many phenolsâ€. A phenol is a kind of molecule, a carbon-based chemical structure, and many of them bound together form a polyphenol. Among the most potent of the antioxidants, polyphenols, like tannins, particularly punicalagin and anthocyanins, are really plentiful in pomegranate juice, which is why POM Wonderful is so good for you.