of dietary phytochemicals from fruits and
vegetables has proven to play an important role in preventing
diseases due to their potent antioxidant activity.
Screening of raw materials for identifying
potential antioxidant activity has resulted in a large
body of published works over the past three decades.
However, there is a gap in knowledge about the health
benefits, if they may either be ascribed to bioactive
phytochemicals like vitamins C and E, carotenoids
and polyphenolics or also attributed to chlorophylls.
Nevertheless, in most research, chlorophylls had not
been included in the trials despite being the most abun