List of phytochemicals in food

While there is ample evidence to indicate the health benefits of diets rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and nuts, no specific food has been acknowledged by scientists and government regulatory authorities as providing a health benefit. Current medical research is focused on whether health effects could be due to specific essential nutrients or to phytochemicals which are not defined as essential.[1]

The following is a list of phytochemicals present in commonly consumed foods.

Terpenoids (isoprenoids)

Carotenes

orange pigments

Xanthophylls

yellow pigments

Triterpenoid

Diterpenes

Monoterpenes

Steroids

Phenolic compounds

Natural monophenols

Flavonoids

red, blue, purple pigments

Isoflavonoids

Flavonolignans

Lignans

Phytoestrogens seeds (flax, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower, poppy), whole grains (rye, oats, barley), bran (wheat, oat, rye), fruits (particularly berries) and vegetables.[3]

Stilbenoids

Curcuminoids

Hydrolyzable tannins
Condensed tannins
Phlorotannins

extracted from brown alga species (Ecklonia cava, Sargassum mcclurei), sea oak (Eisenia bicyclis, Fucus vesiculosus).

Flavono-ellagitannin

extracted from Mongolian Oak (Quercus mongolica).

Phenolic acids

Hydroxycinnamic acids

Phenylethanoids

Others

Glucosinolates

The precursor to isothiocyanates

Aglycone derivatives

Organosulfides/ Organosulfur compounds

Indoles

Betalains

Chlorophylls

Other organic acids

Amines

Carbohydrates

Monosaccharides

Polysaccharides

Protease inhibitors

See also

References

  1. Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon
  2. Zhang, Chen; Linforth, Robert; Fisk, Ian D. "Cafestol extraction yield from different coffee brew mechanisms". ScienceDirect. Food Research International. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University
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  6. "Chlorophyll and Chlorophyllin". Micronutrient Information Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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