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In Argentina there was no systematic information about the polyphenol content of their food. A polyphenol database ARFenol-Foods was developed compiling information from peer-reviewed scientific publications and also reports of polyphenols data in several local foods generated analytically in laboratories in different regions of the country. The aim of this work is the diffusion, use and management of the ARFenol-Foods database. Its construction was made using data were critically analysed and evaluated before their compilation and inclusion in the database. The database is an open electronic tool through an easy-to-use web interface, which allows simple or complex queries. It is available online through a website of INSIBIO http://insibio.org.ar/ar-fenoles-app/. The content of total polyphenols and the subgroups reported in the bibliography were included. The program provides the entry through of the common food and this leads to another window where the different registers are with a brief description, if it contains the content of total phenols made by Folin-Ciocalteau assays and the origin of the data.The reports show how the sample was obtained, manipulated and/or processed. In the case of Andean potatoes, not only there is no information in international databases, but it is also important to determine the variability within the same group because the great biodiversity. The database contains information of 25 varieties and its possible obtained the range and mean value of them. Also, the software allows compare the data between different databases available. All results of queries can be exported as pdf files.The ARFenol-Foods database should be beneficial and useful to estimate the intake of total phenolic and their related contribution of foods in populations from the region.It would be useful for different users like food scientists, food manufacturers, dieticians or health-care professionals among others.