Urine Plasma  
[polyphenol] source used in experiment Source composition 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
black tea solids Food administered
4 g/day 7 days 20 7 µmol/24h after 1 weeks OLTHOF 2003
epicatechin Not applicable 200 mg Single dose 12 Graph LOKE 2009
epigallocatechin gallate Not applicable 200 mg Single dose 12 Graph Graph LOKE 2009
grape skin extract Food administered
18 g Single dose 9 5.9 µmol after 24 hours ITO 2005
green tea extract Food administered
0.3 g Single dose 9 0.3 µmol after 24 hours ITO 2005
quercetin Not applicable 200 mg Single dose 12 Graph LOKE 2009
rat studies
grape seed polyphenolic extract Food administered
100 mg/kg bw Single dose 8 1.3 1.4 673.1 Graph FERRUZZI 2009
  Urine Plasma  
[polyphenol] source used in experiment Source composition 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
ready-to-drink green tea Food administered
Generic food
400 mL Single dose 20 5.8 DEL RIO 2010
ready-to-drink tea Food administered
Generic food
500 mL Single dose 20 4.5 2.62 µmol after 24 hours DEL RIO 2009
rat studies
cranberry powder diet Food administered
6.6 mg/kg bw Single dose 10 Detected (unquantified) PRIOR 2010
ethyl gallate suspended in 0.5% Na carboxymethylcellulose Not applicable 20 mg/kg bw Single dose 6 0.2 1.03 0.56 7301.79 Graph GAO 2010
shuangdan granules Not applicable 12 g/100 g bw/day 1 days 6 Detected (unquantified) PAN 2006
wild lowbush blueberry diet Generic food 8 % of diet 8 weeks 8 Graph DEL BO 2010