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Table 1 Metabolites identified in human intervention studies on coffee

From: Biomarkers of intake for coffee, tea, and sweetened beverages

Beverage

No. subjects

Sample type

Analytical method

Enzymatic hydrolysis

Discriminating metabolites/candidate biomarkers

Reference

Instant coffee (repeated intake)

5

Urine

HPLC

Yes

Ferulic, isoferulic, dihydroferulic, vanillic acids, 3-hydroxyhippuric acid

[25]

Instant coffee

9

Urine

LC-MS

Yes

Chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, m-coumaric acid

[26]

Coffee

13

Urine

CE-MS

No

Coumaric acid, caffeic acid

[127]

Instant coffee

11

Plasma, urine

LC-MS

No

Ferulic and dihydroferulic acid sulfates (blood and urine), feruloylglycine (urine only)

[27]

Filter coffee

9

Urine

LC-MS

No

Trigonelline, N-methylpyridium

[35]

Filter coffee

13

Plasma

LC-MS

No

Trigonelline, dimethylxanthines, methylxanthines, dihydroferulic acid, dihydrocaffeic acid sulfate, ferulic acid glucuronide, ferulic acid sulfate, ferulic acid, dihydroferulic acid sulfate, dihydroferulic acid glucuronide, N- feruloylglycine

[29]

Instant coffee

11

Plasma, urine

LC-MS

No

3-, 4- and 5-Feruloylquinic acid, 3 and 4-Caffeoylquinic acid lactone sulfate (urine and plasma), isoferulic acid-3-glucuronide (urine only)

[28]

Coffee (repeated intake)

8

Urine

1H-NMR

No

2-Furoylglycine

[30]