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Tyrosol vs Oleocanthal - What's the difference?

tyrosol | oleocanthal |

As nouns the difference between tyrosol and oleocanthal

is that tyrosol is (organic compound) a particular phenylethanoid found in olive oil while oleocanthal is (biochemistry) a tyrosol ester isolated from extra-virgin olive oil, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

tyrosol

English

(wikipedia tyrosol)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A particular phenylethanoid found in olive oil.

    • Derived terms

    * hydroxytyrosol

    oleocanthal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia oleocanthal) (-)
  • (biochemistry) A tyrosol ester isolated from extra-virgin olive oil, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 6, author=Harold Mcgee, title=Extra Virgin Anti-Inflammatories, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=He, Dr. Breslin and several collaborators confirmed that the pungent substance in olive oil is a phenolic chemical, which they named oleocanthal . }}