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Phytochemical Information Center

Eat your colors, get your phytochemicals

Produce for Better Health Foundation created the 5 A Day The Color Way campaign to help people include a greater number and variety of fruits and vegetables in their meals and snacks. The concept behind this campaign is that all fruits and vegetables can be classified into one of five color groups: blue/purple, green, white, yellow/orange, and red. If you eat at least one cup from each color group, you're on your way to getting your 5 cups per day.

 

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  FLAVONOIDS CAROTENOIDS OTHER
 
Blue/Purple Color Group Anthocyanidins
Flavonols
Flavan-3-ols
Proanthocyanidins
  Ellagic acid
Resveratrol
 
Green Color Group Flavones
Flavanones
Flavonols
Beta-carotene
Lutein
Zeaxanthin
Indoles
Isothiocyanates
Organosulfur compounds
 
White Color Group Flavonols
Flavanones
  Indoles
Isothiocyanates
Organosulfur compounds
 
Yellow/Orange Color Group Flavonols
Flavanones
Alpha-carotene
Beta-carotene
Beta-cryptoxanthin
Zeaxanthin
 
 
Red Color Group Anthocyanidins
Flavonols
Flavones
Flavan-3-ols
Flavanones
Proanthocyanidins
Lycopene Ellagic acid
Resveratrol
 


Although there are thousands of phytochemicals, this site will focus on carotenoids, flavonoids, and a few other phytochemicals that are found predominantly in fruits and vegetables.

 

For more information, contact Elizabeth Pivonka, President & CEO, Ph.D., R.D.

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