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The polyphenols found in grapes are highly
diverse compounds and can be broadly classified into four
groups:
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Phenolic
acids (e.g. gallic acid) |
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Anthocyanins (pigments,
e.g. malvidin 3-glucoside) |
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Simple flavonoids |
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Complex flavonoids (proanthocyanidins) |
The polyphenols are distributed throughout
the grape as follows:
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Grape seed |
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60% of extractable grape
polyphenols |
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Mainly proanthocyanidins (monomeric
flavan-3-ols, especially (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin,
(+/-) gallocatechin, (-)-epicatechin 3-0-gallate; and
their oligomers and polymers) |
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Grape skin |
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30% of extractable grape polyphenols |
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Mainly pigmented tannins (flavonoids) |
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Resveratrol |
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Grape pulp |
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Less than 10% of total extractable
grape polyphenols |
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