Polyphenols are a major class of bioactive phytochemicals whose consumption may play a role in the prevention of a number of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and cancers. Phenol-Explorer, launched in 2009, is the only freely available web-based database on the content of polyphenols in food and their in vivo metabolism and pharmacokinetics. Here we report the third release of the database (Phenol-Explorer 3.0), which adds data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol contents in foods. Data on >100 foods, covering 161 polyphenols or groups of polyphenols before and after processing, were collected from 129 peer-reviewed publications and entered into new tables linked to the existing relational design. The effect of processing on polyphenol content is expressed in the form of retention factor coefficients, or the proportion of a given polyphenol retained after processing, adjusted for change in water content. The result is the first database on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content and, following the model initially defined for Phenol-Explorer, all data may be traced back to original sources. The new update will allow polyphenol scientists to more accurately estimate polyphenol exposure from dietary surveys.Database URL: http://www.phenol-explorer.eu

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International audienceSeveral extraction methods have been reported in the literature for the extraction of phenols from citrus peel. Extraction methods may cause a degradation of phenolic compounds due to high applied temperature and pressure or long extraction times (conventional solvent extraction, high-pressure extraction). However, other extraction methods are limited by the polarity of phenolic compounds (supercritical CO2 extraction). Novel techniques of extraction of bioactive compounds have been developed in order to shorten the extraction time, increase the extraction yield, and prevent the degradation of the phenolic compounds. This review provides a critical comparison of the different extraction methods of citrus peel phenolic compounds. The review compiles valuable data that could be useful for the choice of an appropriate extraction method for bioactive compounds from vegetables sources. The main parameters influencing the extraction yield are also discussed