Urine Plasma  
Polyphenol metabolite Composition of the [polyphenol] source Doses
administered
Dose
duration
Total no. subjects Mean urinary excretion (%) Kinetic data Tmax (hours) Mean Cmax (µmol/L) Half life (hours) AUC (µmol/L·h) Kinetic data Reference
human studies
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 15 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 7 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
2-Hydroxyhippuric acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 9.7 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
2-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 6.5 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 26 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 48 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
3-Hydroxybenzoic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 68 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
3-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 68 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 27 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 170 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Benzoic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 8 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Ferulic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 34 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Gallic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 7 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Hippuric acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 4400 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Homovanillic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 54 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Phenylacetic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 21 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Protocatechuic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 12 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Syringic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 6.2 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
Vanillic acid Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 69 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
  Urine Plasma  
Polyphenol metabolite Composition of the [polyphenol] source Doses
administered
Dose
duration
Total no. subjects Mean urinary excretion (%) Kinetic data Tmax (hours) Mean Cmax (µmol/L) Half life (hours) AUC (µmol/L·h) Kinetic data Reference
human studies
Hippuric acid Food administered
6 g Single dose 17 3.75 mmol after 4 days MULDER 2005