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Flavonoids as Functional Food

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Plants are rich source of biologically active compounds including alkaloids, flavonoids, triterpenes, phenylpropanoids, benzoic acid derivatives, stilbenes, tannins, and lignans. Importance of such plant-derived compounds is well established as nutrients and health-promoting agents. Flavonoids are one of the several important phytochemicals that possess diverse biochemical properties having positive effects on human health and thus labeled as functional food. Flavonoids are biologically active compounds known for their activities which include antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and cardio-protective characteristics. Technological advancement has helped in extraction, isolation, quantification, and identification of flavonoids from various natural food sources including the plants. Fruits and vegetables are major source of the flavonoids. Traditional medicinal systems as well as modern medicinal systems relay on the plants as source for the bioactive compound for disease prevention and treatment. According to their chemical nature, at least five different types of flavonoids are known, which include flavone, flavanones, anthocyanins, procyanidins, and flavonols. In the present chapter, the potential of these flavonoids as functional foods has been discussed based on the available scientific literature and epidemiological data.

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Dr. Umesh C S Yadav acknowledges the award of Ramanujan Fellowship by DST, Govt. of India. KRP and FDC would like to acknowledge University Grant Commission (UGC) for providing NON-NET fellowship and NFOBC fellowship.

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Patel, K.R., Chahwala, F.D., Yadav, U.C.S. (2018). Flavonoids as Functional Food. In: Rani, V., Yadav, U. (eds) Functional Food and Human Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1123-9_5

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