Los flavonoides son compuestos orgánicos que se encuentran naturalmente en plantas. Existen en la naturaleza más de 5 mil compuestos flavonoides, aquellos que se encuentran en las comidas caen en seis categorías: flavonoles, antocianinas, iso-flavonoides, flavan-3 oles, flavonas y flavanonas. Los compuestos en estas categorías son de interés por los beneficios potenciales sobre la salud. The English version of this document is Facts about Flavonoids. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Inbar Schapsis y Wendy J. Dahl, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, July 2014.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs249
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Facts about Flavonoids
Flavonoids are organic compounds that occur naturally in plants. More than five thousand flavonoid compounds exist in nature, but those found in foods fall into six major categories: flavonols, anthocyanidins, isoflavones, flavan-3-ols, flavones, and flavonones. The compounds in these categories are of interest because of their potential health benefits. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Inbar Schapsis and Wendy J. Dahl, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, February 2014.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs244