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
epigallocatechin Not applicable 200 mg Single dose 4 Graph MENG 2002
epigallocatechin gallate Not applicable 200 mg Single dose 4 Graph MENG 2002
green tea powder in hot water Food administered
20 mg/kg bw Single dose 5 Graph Graph LI 2000
green tea powder in hot water Food administered
1.2 g Single dose 5 Graph LI 2000
green tea powder in hot water Food administered
2.4 g Single dose 1 524.34 µmol after 6 days LI 2000
green tea solids in water Food administered
20 mg/kg bw Single dose 4 Detected (unquantified) Detected (unquantified) MENG 2002
mouse studies
epigallocatechin gallate Not applicable 0.3 % of ad libitum drinking fluid 0 5 Trace amount MENG 2002
green tea solids in water Food administered
0.6 % of ad libitum drinking fluid 0 5 Detected (unquantified) MENG 2002
  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
green tea Food administered
Generic food
300 mL Single dose 5 Graph ROOWI 2010
reconstituted green tea Not applicable 3 g Single dose 3 Detected (unquantified) SANG 2008_01