The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Phenolic Phytochemicals, their Occurrence and Characteristics


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Interest in phytochemicals (plant based chemical substances) has skyrocketed in recent years. More than 4000 phenolic phytochemicals have been identified. The main classes of dietary phenolic phytochemicals' are presented in the flow chart. This chart distinguishes the different classes of phenolic compounds found in plants, namely the flavonoids, phenolic acids and non-flavonoid polyphenols.
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Saroja Prabhakaran
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women-Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India

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Interest in phytochemicals (plant based chemical substances) has skyrocketed in recent years. More than 4000 phenolic phytochemicals have been identified. The main classes of dietary phenolic phytochemicals' are presented in the flow chart. This chart distinguishes the different classes of phenolic compounds found in plants, namely the flavonoids, phenolic acids and non-flavonoid polyphenols.