Flavonols, flavones and flavanols - Nature, occurrence and dietary burden

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1081-1093

  Hollman, Peter C H ^a   Arts, Ilja C W ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorption metabolism; Bioavailability; Catechins; Dietary intake; Flavanols; Flavones; Flavonols; Food contents; Glycosides; Phenolic acids

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BEAN; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLACK CURRANT; BROCCOLI; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; DIET; FLAVANOL; FLAVONE; FLAVONOL; FOOD ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; HALF LIFE TIME; KALE; METABOLITE; QUERCETIN; TEA;

EID: 0034658374     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(20000515)80:7<1081::AID-JSFA566>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Review

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