Re: Polyphenols in Foods

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comments posted below On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:04 PM, Rodney wrote:Hi folks:From Al's post I found this pretty interesting:clip- The calculation of polyphenol intake, based on both assessment methods used [(Société d'Études de la Communication, Distribution et Publicité (SECODIP) and Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SUVIMAX)], showed that apples and potatoes provide approximatively half of the total polyphenol intake from fruit and vegetables in the French diet."Rodney.So does that mean they're ordering the apple pie and curly fries at Mc s?JR

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--- In , " Rodney " <perspect1111@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi folks:

>

> From Al's post I found this pretty interesting:

>

> " The objective of this study was to create a French database on

the

> polyphenol content of fruit and vegetables as uncooked fruits and

> vegetables and then to evaluate polyphenol intake through fruit

and

> vegetable consumption in France. To achieve this, we used the

Folin-

> Ciocalteu method adapted to fruit and vegetable polyphenol

> quantitation (1). Vegetables with the highest polyphenol

> concentration were artichokes, parsley, and brussels sprouts [>250

mg

> of gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/100 g fresh edible portion (FEP)];

> fruits with the highest concentrations were strawberries, lychees,

> and grapes (>180 mg of GAE/100 g FEP). Conversely, melons

(Cantaloupe

> cv.) and avocados had the lowest polyphenol concentration for

fruits

> and vegetables, respectively.

Of course, avocados are really fruits though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado

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> Based on fruit consumption data, apples

> and strawberries are the main sources of polyphenols in the French

> diet, whereas potatoes, lettuces, and onions are the most

important

> vegetable sources. Total polyphenol intake from fruit is about 3

> times higher than from vegetables, due to the lower polyphenol

> concentration in vegetables. The calculation of polyphenol intake,

> based on both assessment methods used [(Société d'Études de la

> Communication, Distribution et Publicité (SECODIP) and

> Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SUVIMAX)],

> showed that apples and potatoes provide approximatively half of

the

> total polyphenol intake from fruit and vegetables in the French

diet. "

>

> From:

>

> " Daily Polyphenol Intake in France from Fruit and Vegetables "

>

> Pierre Brat, Stéphane Georgé, Annick Bellamy, Laure Du Chaffaut,

> Augustin Scalbert, Louise Mennen, Nathalie Arnault and Marie

Josèphe

> Amiot.

>

> Rodney.

>