Phenol-Explorer is offered to the public as a freely available resource. Use and re-distribution of the data, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes requires explicit permission of the authors and explicit acknowledgment of the source material (Phenol-Explorer) and the original publications (see below). We ask that users who download significant portions of the database cite the Phenol-Explorer papers in any resulting publications.

How to cite us

  1. Neveu V, Perez-Jiménez J, Vos F, Crespy V, du Chaffaut L, Mennen L, Knox C, Eisner R, Cruz J, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2010) Phenol-Explorer: an online comprehensive database on polyphenol contents in foods. Database, doi: 10.1093/database/bap024. Full text (free access)
  2. Rothwell JA, Urpi-Sarda M, Boto-Ordoñez M, Knox C, Llorach R, Eisner R, Cruz J, Neveu V, Wishart D, Manach C, Andres-Lacueva C, Scalbert A. (2012) Phenol-Explorer 2.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database integrating data on polyphenol metabolism and pharmacokinetics in humans and experimental animals. Database, doi: 10.1093/database/bas031. Full text (free access)
  3. Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070. Full text (free access)

Oher publications of interest

  1. Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Vos F, Scalbert A. (2010) Identification of the 100 richest dietary sources of polyphenols - An application of the Phenol-Explorer database. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64, s112-s120. Abstract
  2. Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Vos F, Scalbert A. (2010) A systematic analysis of the content of 502 polyphenols in 452 foods and beverages - An application of the Phenol-Explorer database. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58, 4959-69. Abstract
  3. Rothwell JA, Medina-Remón A, Perez-Jimenez J, Neveu V, Knaze V, Slimani N, Scalbert A. (2015) Effects of food processing on polyphenol contents: A systematic analysis using phenol-explorer data. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 59, 160–170. Abstract
  4. Rothwell JA, Urpi-Sarda M, Boto-Ordoñez M, Llorach R, Farran-Codina A, Barupal DK, Neveu V, Manach C, Andres-Lacueva C, Scalbert A. (2016) Systematic analysis of the polyphenol metabolome using the Phenol-Explorer database. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 60, 203–211. Abstract

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