what are phenolic compounds
Phenolic compounds are basically involving plant metabolic system and widely spread throughout the plant kingdom. Phenolic compounds have potential against oxidative damages diseases, therefore play a protective role through ingestion of fruits and vegetables.These compounds are very much essential for the growth of plant and involve in reproduction process of plants.he content of total phenolic compounds in tea, coffee, berries and fruits is range from 0 (pear cider) to 103 mg/100 g fresh weight. Some other fruits with their phenolic content are as follows. In coffee mainly p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid are present.