Overview of dietary flavonoids: Nomenclature, occurrence and intake

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Beecher, Gary R ^a  

^a Department of Foods and Nutrition ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Detary intake; Flavonoids; Polyphenols; Tannins; Thearubigins

Indexed keywords

BLACK TEA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYMER; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUGATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; HYDROXYLATION; NOMENCLATURE; OXIDATION;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0141863402     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.10.3248s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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