📅 3. 9. 2024
Phytonutrients, often referred to as phytochemicals, are compounds found in various plants. In terms of categorization, they are a specific group because they do not include vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, starch, or fiber. This group includes a vast number of...
📅 3. 9. 2024
The foods we commonly consume are a source of a standard amount of well-known nutrients - carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. When modifying diets, it is standard practice to monitor the content of these nutrients to...
📅 3. 9. 2024
Antioxidants are substances found in the diet (mostly in plants) whose role is to eliminate (neutralize, quench) so-called free radicals (unstable and reactive compounds with unpaired electrons, which seek another electron to form a stable molecule—the most common representatives being...