Healthy Colors

Polyphenols are colored compounds found in foods like:

.Fruits

.Vegetables

.Spices

.Herbs

.Wine

.Tea

.Coffee

.dark chocolate

They are Antioxidants that help protect your body from free radicals

Curcumin - makes turmeric brighkt yellow.

Plants make polyphenols to not get sun burnt like people.

Plants also make polyphenols so animals and insects won’t eat them up.

Polyphenols are useful to us when metabolized by good gut bacteria.

Every day new research is being done when it comes to the specific health benefits of polyphenols.

Benefits are in the three categories below -

. Anti-aging effects

. Brain function health benefits

. Heart health help

Phenolic acids, like those above, can also be found in spices, including –

1.Clove

2.Cinnamon

3.Oregano

4.Rosemary

4 types of polyphenols are:

1. Phenolic acids like Ferulic acid found in coffee

2. Flavanoids like Anthocyanidins which give berries their colour

3. Stilbenes like Resveratrol in grapes

4. Lignans