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The term flavonoid refers to a class of plant secondary metabolites. According to the IUPAC nomenclature, they can be classified into: , flavonoids, derived from 2-phenylchromen-4-one structure , isoflavonoids, derived from 3-phenylchromen-4-one structure , neoflavonoids, derived from 4-phenylcoumarine structure. Flavonoids are most commonly known for their antioxidant activity. However, it is now known that the health benefits they provide against cancer and heart disease are the result of other mechanisms....


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How do you know how much flavonoids your chocolate contains?
I've recently read an article about how the flavonoids contained in chocolate helps relaxing your...

You don't. The mechanism is only a hypothesis, and it would be silly to pay too much attention even if it were established. What you do is eat a little...

Asked by Celestial Exploring - 6 months ago

flavonoids???....?
Is it true that they escape from your coffee??? if so... how do they do...

flavonoids are synthesized by plants as secondary plant products.they are coloured[ besides chlorophylls,carotenes and xanthophylls],they have almost all the colours in the spectrum.they do various functions such as defence,attraction...

Asked by bakertoni2009 - 10 months ago

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  • Flavonoids Encourage Digestive Flora - 2 replies

    in reversing, another on a study currently underway using flavonoids of chocolate as a treatment and Sarah Wernick, which touch on the function of flavonoids and other phenols (eg tannins

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  • Lipo-Flavonoids - 4 replies

    -flavonoids) and that he wanted to see me back in 6 weeks as I should be feeling much better I'm sorry I don't have any info on the Lipo-Flavonoids but I just had to laugh at the...

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    Phytochemicals may protect us from diseases. As the research mounts, companies are seeing dollar signs: You'll now find phytochemicals in a variety of supplements. Find out just how beneficial phytochemicals are.



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