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Resveratrol is a stilbene polyphenol produced by plants such as grapevines and peanuts as a phytoalexin in response to injury, ult...

Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of turmeric, the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa, and is responsible for the bright yellow co...

Quercetin is a plant flavonol, one of the subclasses of flavonoids, and is among the most common flavonoids in the human diet. Its...

Lutein is a xanthophyll, an oxygenated carotenoid whose name comes from the Latin luteus, meaning yellow. Together with its isomer...

Lycopene is a red carotenoid hydrocarbon responsible for the color of tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit, guava and papaya. Lyc...

Coenzyme Q10, also called ubiquinone because of its presence in virtually all cells, is a fat soluble benzoquinone with a side cha...

Glucosamine is an amino sugar, a derivative of glucose in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group. It is a precursor ...

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and the main structural protein of the extracellular matrix. Its name come...

Epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, is the most abundant catechin in green tea, made from the leaves of Camellia sinensis. It is th...

Allicin is a sulfur containing compound, a thiosulfinate, that gives freshly crushed garlic, Allium sativum, its characteristic pu...

Inositol is a carbocyclic sugar alcohol, a six carbon ring bearing six hydroxyl groups, with nine stereoisomers, of which myo inos...

Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera, is an evergreen shrub of the nightshade family native to India, the Middle East and parts of Afri...

Ginger, Zingiber officinale, is a flowering plant whose rhizome is used as a spice and in folk medicine; it originated in Maritime...

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees of the genus Cinnamomum, in the laurel family. The two main comm...

Spirulina is the common name for dried biomass of cyanobacteria of the genus Arthrospira, chiefly Arthrospira platensis. Although ...

Astragalus refers to the dried root of Astragalus mongholicus, also known as Astragalus membranaceus, a perennial of the legume fa...

Ginseng refers to the roots of plants in the genus Panax, most notably Asian or Korean ginseng Panax ginseng and American ginseng ...

Fisetin is a flavonol, a type of flavonoid polyphenol, with the chemical name 3,3,4,7 tetrahydroxyflavone. It was historically obt...

N acetylcysteine, or NAC, is the N acetyl derivative of the amino acid cysteine. It is a precursor of glutathione, the main intrac...

Alpha lipoic acid, also called thioctic acid, is a sulfur containing fatty acid derivative with a ring holding two sulfur atoms. I...

Berberine is a bright yellow isoquinoline alkaloid found in the roots and bark of plants including barberry Berberis, goldthread C...

Piperine is the alkaloid chiefly responsible for the pungency of black pepper Piper nigrum and is also present in long pepper and ...

Boron is a chemical element with atomic number 5, a metalloid that occurs in nature mainly as borate minerals such as borax. It is...

Vanadium is a transition metal with atomic number 23. It was first identified in 1801 by Andres Manuel del Rio and rediscovered in...

Silicon is a chemical element with atomic number 14 and the second most abundant element in the crust of the Earth after oxygen, o...

Tauroursodeoxycholic acid, or TUDCA, is the taurine conjugate of ursodeoxycholic acid, a secondary bile acid. Bear bile, rich in t...

Betaine, also called trimethylglycine or TMG, is a derivative of glycine carrying three methyl groups on its nitrogen atom, giving...

Conjugated linoleic acid refers to a family of isomers of linoleic acid in which two double bonds are separated by a single bond r...

Medium chain triglycerides are fats composed of fatty acids with six to twelve carbon atoms, mainly caproic, caprylic, capric and ...

Zeaxanthin is a yellow xanthophyll carotenoid and a structural isomer of lutein. Together with lutein and its metabolite meso zeax...

Astaxanthin is a red keto carotenoid produced by certain microalgae, most notably Haematococcus pluvialis, as well as some yeasts ...

Anthocyanins are water soluble flavonoid pigments responsible for most red, purple and blue colors in fruits, vegetables and flowe...

Isoflavones are a class of flavonoids found mainly in soybeans and other legumes, with genistein, daidzein and glycitein being the...

Resistant starch is the portion of dietary starch that escapes digestion in the small intestine and reaches the colon, where it is...

Citrulline is a non protein amino acid, meaning it is not incorporated into proteins during translation. It was first isolated fro...

Beta alanine is a naturally occurring beta amino acid, distinct from the alpha amino acid alanine used to build proteins. The body...

Beta hydroxy beta methylbutyrate, known as HMB, is a metabolite of the essential amino acid leucine. Only a small fraction of diet...

Chlorogenic acid is a phenolic compound formed from caffeic acid and quinic acid, and the name is also used more broadly for a fam...

Rhodiola rosea, also known as golden root, roseroot or arctic root, is a flowering plant of the stonecrop family that grows in col...

Capsaicin is the main pungent compound in chili peppers of the genus Capsicum and belongs to a group of related compounds called c...

Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate, a sulfur containing compound formed in cruciferous vegetables when the plant is cut, crushed or...

Theobromine is a bitter methylxanthine alkaloid closely related to caffeine and the main stimulant compound in cocoa. Its name com...

Xylitol is a five carbon sugar alcohol, or polyol, that tastes about as sweet as table sugar but provides fewer calories and has a...

Erythritol is a four carbon sugar alcohol that occurs naturally in small amounts in fruits such as grapes, melons and pears and in...