Unraveling Anthocyanin Bioavailability for Human Health

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 375-393

  Lila, Mary Ann ^a   Burton Freeman, Britt ^b   Grace, Mary ^a   Kalt, Wilhelmina ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin metabolites; Bioaccessibility; Enterohepatic recycling; Gastrointestinal tract; Phenolic acid metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMOLECULES; METABOLITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RECYCLING;

ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT; BACKBONE STRUCTURES; BIOACCESSIBILITY; BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PHENOLIC ACIDS; RECENT RESEARCHES; TRAFFIC PATTERN;

ANTHOCYANINS;

ANTHOCYANIN; FLAVONOID;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTESTINAL REABSORPTION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTHOCYANINS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIET; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINAL REABSORPTION; LIVER;

EID: 84959911836     PISSN: 19411413     EISSN: 19411421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-041715-033346     Document Type: Review

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