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Estimated daily per capita intakes of phenolics and antioxidants from coffee in the Korean diet

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This study evaluated the daily per drinker intakes of total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antioxidants from coffee in the Korean diet. Four types of coffee (instant coffee, decaffeinated instant coffee, roasted coffee, and coffee mix) were selected and analyzed. Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2012, the daily intakes per coffee drinker were estimated to be 348.6 mg gallic acid equivalents for phenolics, 222.5 mg catechin equivalents for flavonoids, and 370.8 mg vitamin C equivalents (DPPH assay) or 546.7 mg vitamin C equivalents (ABTS assay) for antioxidants. Men had higher intakes of instant coffee and coffee mix, while women had a higher intake of roasted coffee. Regarding age categories, over 58% of the coffee consumers were 30–59 years old. This study revealed that, in Korea, approximately half of the people drank about 1.4 cups of roasted coffee or 2.0 cups of instant coffee every day.

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    Bong Han Lee

  2. Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju, Jeonbuk, 55365, Republic of Korea

    Tae Gyu Nam

  3. Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17104, Republic of Korea

    Sun Young Kim & Dae-Ok Kim

  4. Skin Biotechnology Center, Kyung Hee University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16229, Republic of Korea

    Sun Young Kim & Dae-Ok Kim

  5. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA

    Ock Kyoung Chun

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Lee, B.H., Nam, T.G., Kim, S.Y. et al. Estimated daily per capita intakes of phenolics and antioxidants from coffee in the Korean diet. Food Sci Biotechnol 28, 269–279 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-018-0447-5

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Keywords

  • Coffee drinker
  • Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  • Total flavonoids
  • Total phenolics
  • Vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity