| Material Notes |
a flavonol widely distributed in plants. it is an antioxidant, like many other phenolic heterocyclic compounds. glycosylated forms include rutin and quercetrin. Isol. from many plants, esp. fruits, such as Helichrysum, Euphorbia and Karwinskia spp. Present in the Solanaceae, Rhamnaceae, Passifloraceae and many other families. For example detected in almost all studied Umbelliferae. Nutriceutical with antiinflammatory props. and a positive influence on the blood lipid profile. Found in a wide variety of foodstuffs esp. apples, bee pollen, blackcurrants, capers, cocoa, cranberries, dock leaves, elderberries, fennel, lovage, red onions, ancho peppers, dill weed and tarragon |