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Flavonoids are a group of chemical compounds naturally found in certain fruits, vegetables, teas, wines, nuts, seeds, and roots that are antioxidants. Cocoa has been found to have nearly twice the antioxidants of red wine and up to three times those found in green tea.
Flavonoids are usually subdivided into 5 subgroups:
- Flavonols: Quercetin, Kaempferol, Myricetin, Isorhamnetin
- Flavones: Luteolin, Apigenin
- Flavonones: Hesperetin, Naringenin, Eriodictyol
- Flavan-3-ols: (+)-Catechin, (+)-Gallocatechin, (-)-Epicatechin, (-)-*Epigallocatechin, (-)-Epicatechin 3-gallate, (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-gallate, Theaflavin, Theaflavin 3-gallate, Theaflavin 3'-gallate, Theaflavin 3,3' digallate, Thearubigins
- Anthocyanidins: Cyanidin, Delphinidin, Malvidin, Pelargonidin, Peonidin, Petunidin
