Determination of quantity and quality of polyphenol antioxidants in foods and beverages.

The methods described in this article are quick, simple, and inexpensive to perform. The Folin quantitation method can determine both free and total polyphenol antioxidants in foods and beverages as described, as well as botanical extracts. This assay may also be used to estimate the daily per capita consumption of polyphenols in foods. The dose-response in vitro lower density lipoprotein antioxidant activity measurement (IC50) can be employed to compare antioxidants as pure compounds, or in mixtures after quantitating the polyphenols. The ex vivo lipoprotein-binding antioxidant activity can be measured simply and rapidly to determine possible in vivo binding of pure compounds or extracts from foods. Supplementation and epidemiology studies can utilize the rapid and inexpensive affinity column isolation method of lower density lipoproteins for the determination of lipoprotein oxidative susceptibility.

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