What is an example of a phytochemical?
phenols
gluten
roots
legumes
Ans: Phenols and legumes
Phytochemicals are the naturally occuring substances in plants that protect and prevents the infection or disease in plants.Phyto is a greek word that means plant.these chemical give pigment to the plant.
In phenol class various types of pytochemicals are found like Anthocyanin,Polyphenol ,Capsicin.The food sources of phenols are grapes, berries, pepper etc
Legumes are the food sources of Phytoestrogen chemical.
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