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Hydroxycinnamic acids are commonly found in the form of esters, along with a cyclic alcohol–acid ester such as the quinic acid. The most abundant and studied hydroxi-cinnamic acid is chlorogenic acid and its derivatives. Chlorogenic acid is an ester of caffeic acid with quinic acid.