Antioxidant activity is recognized due to the wide range of
phenolic compounds present in dates including p - coumaric, ferulic, and sinapic acids, flavonoids, and procyanidins.
The most abundant
phenolic compound present in cloves» essential oil is eugenol, which is not only responsible for the aromatic scent of the flower buds, but it is also the main active ingredient behind their antimicrobial, antifungal, and analgesic properties.
Not exact matches
In addition to chlorogenic acid, they found 13 other
phenolic acids
present at significantly varying levels in the commercial cultivars, although chlorogenic acid was the predominant
phenolic compound in all of them.
In a 2013 study published by Rui Hai Liu titled Dietary Bioactive
Compounds and Their Health Implications, we are
presented with another measure of bioactivity in the form of total
phenolic content in common fruits and vegetables.
The reason this is true is that most of the antioxidant activity of fruits and vegetables come from
phenolic compounds, enzymes and flavonoids — all of which are NOT
present in synthetic vitamins.
The color change is due to the interaction of enzymes
present in the coconut with
phenolic antioxidant
compounds and oxygen.