Review Article

Salivary and Urinary Total Antioxidant Capacity as Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Humans

Table 3

Nutritional and supplement interventions.

ReferencesIntervention Number of bolus/repeated consumptionsSalivary TAC
percentage ()
Urinary TAC
percentage ()

[80, 94, 120, 127, 138, 141, 147, 168]Caffeinated or alcoholic antioxidant beverages5/4 50% (2/4)
50% (2/4)
40% (2/5)
60% (3/5)

[160, 166, 170] Cocoa powder and walnuts2/1 100% (3/3)

[137, 147, 153, 155, 157, 161, 164]Fruit, juices, and vegetables6/3 100% (1/1) 62.5% (5/8)
12.5% (1/8)
25% (2/8)

[25, 27, 64, 127, 142, 147, 159, 161, 171, 175178] Supplements and supplemented foods4/12 50% (2/4)
50% (2/4)
58.3% (7/12)
41.7% (5/12)

[32, 143, 160, 164]Other dietary interventions1/3 100% (1/1) 66.7% (2/3)
33.3% (1/3)

TAC: Total Antioxidant Capacity.