One called vitamin P, bioflavonoids are a group of natural substances in fruits, vegetables, flowers and grains. Fruit sources include lemons, grape fruit, oranges and to a lesser extent, limes. Other fruit sources are apricots, cherries, grapes, blackcurrant, plums, blueberries, blackberries, pears, and papayas.
They are water soluble. While they often appear as constituents of vitamin C, they are not present in synthetic forms of the vitamin.
Since most of them have a yellow. Orange color they are referred to as flavonoids, derived from the Latin word ‘flavus’ for yellow.
Some of the better-known flavonoids are hesperidin, rutin, naringin, according to the Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia. Citrin is a flavone found primarily in citrus fruit. Hesperidin is a bioflavonoid found in the skins and peels of citrus fruits. Rutin occurs in buckwheat.
What are bioflavonoids?
