Vitamin Enhanced Waters and Polyphenol Rich Beverages Analyzed for Antioxidant Capacity and Antioxidants/Calorie

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Nutrients 2010, 2(12), 1290-1296; doi:10.3390/nu2121290

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Vitamin Enhanced Waters and Polyphenol Rich Beverages Analyzed for Antioxidant Capacity and Antioxidants/Calorie

Patrick E. Donnelly* , Thomas M. Churilla, Michael G. Coco Jr. and Joe A. Vinson

Loyola Hall of Science, Department of Chemistry, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18510, USA

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Received: 9 November 2010; in revised form: 6 December 2010 / Accepted: 13 December 2010 / Published: 15 December 2010

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dietary Antioxidants)

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze polyphenol rich beverages (vitamin enhanced waters (VEWs), fruit juices and berry juices) to determine free polyphenol concentrations and free polyphenols per Calorie based on a serving size. The Folin‑Ciocalteu reagent was used in a colorimetric assay based on a catechin standard. Fruit and berry juices contained, on average, more than eight-times the concentration of free polyphenols when compared to VEWs. When Calories per serving were taken into consideration, fruit and berry juices contained more than twice the free polyphenols per Calorie

Keywords: polyphenols; antioxidant capacity; flavonoids; Folin-Ciocalteu

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Donnelly, P.E.; Churilla, T.M.; Coco, M.G., Jr.; Vinson, J.A. Vitamin Enhanced Waters and Polyphenol Rich Beverages Analyzed for Antioxidant Capacity and Antioxidants/Calorie. Nutrients 2010, 2, 1290-1296.

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Donnelly PE, Churilla TM, Coco MG, Jr, Vinson JA. Vitamin Enhanced Waters and Polyphenol Rich Beverages Analyzed for Antioxidant Capacity and Antioxidants/Calorie. Nutrients. 2010; 2(12):1290-1296.

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Donnelly, Patrick E.; Churilla, Thomas M.; Coco, Michael G., Jr.; Vinson, Joe A. 2010. "Vitamin Enhanced Waters and Polyphenol Rich Beverages Analyzed for Antioxidant Capacity and Antioxidants/Calorie." Nutrients 2, no. 12: 1290-1296.

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