A chemical compound formed by the combination of caffeic acid with another substance, particularly in biochemistry and food chemistry.
From caffeic (relating to caffeic acid, found in coffee) plus the chemical suffix -ate (indicating a salt or ester). The term is technical jargon used in chemistry and biochemistry.
When you see -ate at the end of a chemical compound, you're looking at a salt or ester—caffeates are what happens when caffeic acid bonds with other molecules, creating compounds your body actually uses and processes.
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