Abstract
Even if the discovery of melatonin in plants dates back to 1995 (1, 2), in the past decade, the topic of melatonin in plant foods has been largely investigated (3–5). Certainly, the detection of melatonin in grapevine (6), an important food plant, promoted the studies in this new and exciting research field. Noteworthy, it was also suggested that dietary melatonin may be regarded as a bioactive phytochemical, similar to polyphenols, as well as a component of the traditional Mediterranean diet (7–9).
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Are the proposed benefits of melatonin-rich foods too hard to swallow? by Kennaway DJ
It was suggested that dietary melatonin may be regarded as a bioactive phytochemical, similar to polyphenols, as well as a component of the traditional Mediterranean diet [7,8,9]
The author suggested that the claimed increases in circulating melatonin are not consistent with the amount of the dietary melatonin ingested, stating that “Studies reporting the appearance of melatonin in blood and its metabolites in urine following ingestion of melatonin-rich foods appear to be flawed.”
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Are the proposed benefits of melatonin-rich foods too hard to swallow? by Kennaway DJ. Are the proposed benefits of melatonin-rich foods too hard to swallow?
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