catechin
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One of the tannic acids, extracted from catechu as a white, crystalline substance; -- called also catechuic acid, and catechuin.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
astringent
antioxidant
catechu
anthocyanin
hydrogel
fisetin
flavonoid
epigallocatechin
flavone
chalcone
epicatechin
baicalein
chrysin
myricetin
apigenin
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As already hinted above, green tea supplements are often made with concentrated polyphenol or catechin extracts.
EGCg, which is a type of catechin, comprises of almost 60% of the entire volume of catechins in Matcha green tea.