from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Any oxoanion of gallium
- n. any salt or ester of gallic acid
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A salt of gallic acid.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In chem., a salt of gallic acid.
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Green tea contains a powerful anti-oxidant called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
Enviga combines caffeine and the antioxidant EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate), found naturally in green tea leaves, to speed up the metabolism.
The patty is, according to McDonald's website, "pork, water, salt, dextrose, BHA and BHT and propyl gallate and citric acid preservatives."
As part of their marketing campaign, Coke and Nestlé, which developed the drink together, claimed Enviga can help consumers burn calories through a combination of caffeine and a green-tea extract called epigallocatechin gallate, both of which stimulate metabolism.
Researchers at Purdue University recently discovered that an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate can shut down an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow and divide.
It's mainly because of the antioxidant epigallocatechin-3 gallate EGCG , the main component considered good for one's health which is preserved in green tea but lost in oolong and black varieties when fermented.
Propyl gallate, a preservative found in edible fats, such as mayonnaise, oils, shortening, baked goods, and dried meats
Unsafe additives: potassium bromate, propyl gallate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate
Tea (black, oolong, and green): Abundant in flavonoids, catechins, and other phytochemicals that act as antioxidants, black, green, and oolong teas (all derived from Camellia sinensis) also contain a compound called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
_ [Greek: b] _-digallic acid by heating ethyl gallate with pyroracemic acid and sulphuric acid and proposed the so-called ketone-tannin formula: --