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  • Food Chemistry

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  • Mediterranean diet's health benefits linked to plant food phytochemicals.
  • Polyphenols are key bioactive compounds associated with reduced chronic disease risk.
  • Emerging research highlights melatonin and other indoleamines in plant foods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To survey the presence of melatonin in Mediterranean diet foods.
  • To emphasize the role of grape products as a source of dietary melatonin.
  • To explore the biological significance of dietary melatonin in nutrition.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on melatonin occurrence in Mediterranean foods.
  • Focus on grape products and their melatonin content.
  • Analysis of scientific literature regarding dietary melatonin's biological effects.

Main Results:

  • Melatonin is present in various Mediterranean foods, notably grape products.
  • Dietary melatonin, alongside polyphenols and other phytochemicals, may enhance health benefits.
  • Grape-derived melatonin is a significant dietary source.

Conclusions:

  • Melatonin is an emerging bioactive compound in the Mediterranean diet.
  • Dietary melatonin, in synergy with other phytochemicals, contributes to the diet's protective effects.
  • Further research into dietary melatonin is crucial for nutritional science.