Phenolic compounds of green tea: Health benefits and technological application in food

Green tea has been an important beverage for humans since ancient times, widely consumed and considered to have health benefits by traditional medicine in Asian countries. Green tea phenolic compounds are predominately composed of catechin derivatives, although other compounds such as flavonols and...

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Main Authors: José Manuel Lorenzo, Paulo Eduardo Sichetti Munekata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116300272