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What is a flavonoid?

What is a flavonoid? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties.
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Oolong tea contains a flavonoid profile between that of black and green tea.
Consisting of approximately 2,200 compounds, the flavonoid family of chemicals consists also of the closely related flavones, flavonones, and flavonols.
Condensed tannins are oligomers and polymers of flavonoid units linked by carbon-carbon bonds, which are not susceptible to hydrolysis.
Anthocyanin is a type of complex flavonoid mainly produced by blue, purple or red colours and is normally found in natural foods.
These are in the flavonoid family, a group of compounds occurring almost exclusively in higher plants and producing the colours of many flowers.
We were fascinated by your use of rutin, since this flavonoid is a constituent in many herbs, including chamomile, elderberry and hawthorn.

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