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Polyphenole
The health-beneficial effect on our organism is attributed to polyphenols.
This is a collective term for chemical combinations belonging to various substance groups. In the following, we will have a closer look at some of these subgroups.
Polyphenols and a selection of subgroups
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Flavonoids
(forming flavonolgycosides in combination with carbohydrate) |
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Flavanols
or respectively catechins |
Flavons |
Flavonols |
Flavanons |
Anthocyans |
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| Theaflavins |
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| Thearubigins |
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The most important ones in tea are catechins, flavonolgycosides, theaflavins, thearubigins, flavanols,
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