ABSTRACT
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Phytochemicals-Structural Characteristics .............................................................................................. 22
Monophenols and Phenolic Acids ....................................................................................................... 22 Tocopherols and Tocotrienols ........................................................................................................ 22 Phenolic Acids ............................................................................................................................... 23
Alkylresorcinols and Alkenylresorcinols ............................................................................................ 25 Flavonoids ........................................................................................................................................... 26
Antioxidant Activity....................................................................................................................... 27 Health Beneˆts ............................................................................................................................... 28
Other Phytochemicals ......................................................................................................................... 29 Carotenoids .................................................................................................................................... 29 Phytosterols .................................................................................................................................... 30 Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Phytochemicals from Cereals and Pseudocereals .................................................................................... 30 Deˆning Cereals and Pseudocereals ................................................................................................... 30 Cereals .................................................................................................................................................31
