Review Article

Beer Polyphenols and Menopause: Effects and Mechanisms—A Review of Current Knowledge

Table 1

Flavonoids contained in different types of beer.

MoleculeMean content (mg/100 ml)
Alcohol-freeAleDarkRegular

Chalcones
Xanthohumol0.00030.01000.03000.0014
Flavanols
Catechin0.10000.33000.02000.1100
Epicatechin0.00560.05000.01000.0600
Procyanidin dimer B30.1600
Procyanidin trimer C20.0300
Prodelphinidin trimer C-GC-C0.0200
Prodelphinidin trimer GC-C-C0.0100
Prodelphinidin trimer GC-GC-C0.0400
Prodelphinin dimer B30.1800
Flavanones
6-Geranylnaringenin0.00110.00270.0004
6-Prenylaringenin0.00070.02000.02000.0026
8-Prenylaringenin0.00030.00440.00920.0010
Isoxanthohumol0.01000.21000.12000.0400
Naringin0.0008
Flavones
Apigenin0.0042
Flavonols
3,7-Dimethylquercetin0.0003
Myricetin0.0007
Quercetin0.0067
Quercetin 3-O-arabinoside0.0006
Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside0.0900
Isoflavonoids
Biochanin A0.00050.0015
Daidzein0.0005
Genistein0.0010

Data from the Phenol-Explorer database [12].