Creative Kinesiology & Personal Transformation

Food Phenolics Test Kit

Phenolic food compounds (also known as aromatic food compounds) occur naturally in all foods: they give the food colour and flavour and help to prevent premature decomposition.

Name

Alternative Name

Occurrences

Correlations

Apiol

 

beef, cheese, chocolate, milk, oranges,  peas, black pepper, soybeans, tomatoes, almonds, carrot, celery, lettuce, parsley, walnut, bay leaf, lemon

irregular menses, amenorrhea, menopausal flushing, breast tenderness, itching of skin, obesity, chronic fatigue, elbow pain

Caffeic Acid

 

grass pollen, apple, artichoke, beans, carrot, cauliflower, grape, lettuce, olives, coffee

sinus congestion, headache, indigestion, joint pains, dizziness and tingling and numbness of extremities

Cinnamic Acid

 

fruit, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, clover pollen, sagebrush pollen; used as a flavouring, and in perfumes, cosmetics and medicinal products to give a spicy, oriental perfume;also used to make synthetic indigo dye

acne, eczema, psoriasis, bladder problems, chronic fatigue, hypoglycaemia, chest constriction, craving for fruit, headache, indigestion, sore throat

Coumarin

 

wheat, rice, barley, corn, soy, cheese, beef, eggs, clover pollen, grass pollen

asthma, arthritis, low back pain, cervical neck pain, non-specific pruritis, chronic fatigue, abdominal bloating, ear congestion

Eugenol

 

foods, perfumes, dental practice including in analgesics, cloves, cinnamon, pimento

chronic urticaria

Gallic Acid

 

milk, apple, apricot, banana, barley, beans, beer, cashew nut, cheese, cocoa, egg, crab, cucumber, garlic, ginger, grape, olives, papaya, peach, peanut, pear, pineapple, potato, tea, tomato, wheat, yeast, food colourings

hyperactivity, ADH, dyslexia, arthritis, low back problems, sciatica, chronic severe chest pain, nasal congestion, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, headaches, dyspepsia, itching, chronic fatigue

Indole

 

in all complete proteins, especially milk, clover pollen

bowel problems, asthma, sinus problems, mental disorientation, craving for milk, headaches, chronic fatigue

Kaempferol

 

grass pollen, some flower pollens, widely distributed in fruit, tomatoes

 

Phenyl Isothiocyanate

 

chicken, eggs, beef, cheese, lamb, peanuts

chronic arrhythmia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, migraine headaches, hyperthyroidism, shoulder bursitis, burning arm pains, joint pains, chest constriction, heartburn, headaches, sinus congestion, tingling arms and legs

Phloridzin

Phlorizin, Phloridzite

beef, cheese, beet sugar, soy, apples, strawberries

diabetes, collagen disease, active cancer, mood swings, light headedness, low back pain, headaches, shoulder pain, drowsiness and tiredness

Piperine

 

beef, beet sugar, chicken, eggs, lamb, milk, tuna, turkey, yeast, black pepper, tomato, potato

arthritis, burning skin and face, chest congestion, sneezing

Pyrrole

Pyrole

found in chlorophyll so widely distributed in plants

chronic abdominal discomfort, mood swings, anxiety, depression, multiple sclerosis, skin rashes

Rutin

 

clover pollen, grass pollen, ragweed pollen

joint pain, bruising, sinus congestion, constipation, hay fever, irritability

Tyramine

 

beer, red wines, some cheese, bananas, red plums, figs, raisins, avocados, some beans, aubergine / eggplant, pickled herring, canned meats, salami, yoghurt, soup cubes, commercial gravies, chocolate, and soy sauce

migraine