2. Flavonoids
Flavonoids are a class of
polyphenols found in fruits,
vegetables, legumes, nuts,
seeds, grains, tea, and wine.
There are over five
thousand flavonoids that
have been identified and
described in scientific
literature. The citrus
flavonoids
include hesperidin,
quercitrin, tangerine.
3. Citrus Flavonoids
• Citrus flavonoids, which are
found in the fruit’s tissue,
juice, pulp, and skin, are one
of the reasons for the health-
promoting attributes of citrus
fruits and the reason that the
whole fruit is so much more
healthful than just the juice.
• Two of the flavonoids in
citrus: 1) naringin in
grapefruit and 2)hesperidin
in orange occur only rarely in
other plants and are thus
essentially unique to citrus.
4. Benefits of Citrus Flavonoids
•inhibit cancer cell growth,
•strengthen capillaries,
•act as anti-inflammatory
•antiallergenic
•antimicrobial.
