Factors Affecting the Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion of Cocoa Flavanols in Humans

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 35, 2015, Pages 7615-7623

  Cifuentes Gomez, Tania ^a   Rodriguez Mateos, Ana ^b   Gonzalez Salvador, Isidro ^a   Alañon, María Elena ^a   Spencer, Jeremy P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

( ) epicatechin; absorption; cocoa flavanols; excretion; metabolism; pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COCOA; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD SUPPLY; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; DIETARY GUIDELINES; EPICATECHIN; EXCRETION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

PHYSIOLOGY;

FLAVONOID;

CACAO; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM;

CACAO; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84939867131     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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