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Flavonoids have been discovered to play a big role in the presence of antioxidants in common food sources. Antioxidants, often sought after for their propensity to encourage tbc... | |||
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Flavonoids are a group of phytonutrients found in all plants on the planet. Functions of these chemicals in plants include UV protection, defense against invasive pathogens, pigmentation, and signaling in symbiosis. This group of chemicals can be broken down further into subgroups based on the makeup of their chemical structures. In foods, flavonoids are full of natural antioxidants and can be found in a multitude of food types.
Chemical structures
All flavonoids consist of phenolic and pyrane rings and are generally insoluble. [2]
Role in plant root growth
Presence in foods
Flavonoids have been discovered to play a big role in the presence of antioxidants in common food sources. Antioxidants, often sought after for their propensity to encourage tbc...
Medicinal applications
References
Kyle, J.A.M. et al. Flavonoids, chemistry, biochemistry and applications. In Flavonoids in Foods. Anderson, O.M. et al., Ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 2006