Lignan and isoflavonoid concentrations in tea and coffee

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-45

  Mazur, W M ^a   Wahala K ^a   Rasku, S ^a   Salakka, A ^a   Hase, T ^a   Adlercreutz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coffee; Lignans; Phyto oestrogens; Tea

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ENTERODIOL; ENTEROLACTONE; ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; MATAIRESINOL; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BLOOD LEVEL; COFFEE; DIETARY INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEA;

BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; COFFEE; FLAVONOIDS; FURANS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIGNANS; TEA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345195962     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980007     Document Type: Article

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