For example, the
levels of flavonols decreased in Red Baron onions from 2010, the year with the lowest temperatures, but increased in 2011 and 2014 when temperatures were higher and rainfall was down.
In 2006, the Journal of Nutrition found that women who drank cacao with at least 326
mg of flavonols per day, had better skin texture, improved circulation, increased oxygen saturation, and improved skin hydration.
With a little caffeine, a whole
lot of flavonols, and lots of antioxidant rich cacao, the dark stuff is the perfect pick - me - up for tired brains.
Cashews are full of proanthocyanidins, a
class of flavonols which fight against cancer tumour cells by preventing them from dividing any further.
The effects observed from consumption of chocolate (dark chocolate, mind you, not the sugar laden milk chocolate type), is due to
presence of a flavonol compound known as epicatechin.
The flavonoids present in horsetail include glycosides of the flavone apigenin and the flavone luteolin, as well as
glycosides of the flavonol quercetin and the flavonol kaempferol.
Chocolate does contain decent
amounts of flavonols, antioxidants that are said to be anti-aging and promote healthy blood flow and blood pressure.
Cocoa - based products (such as dark and milk chocolate, and cocoa powder) can contain high
levels of flavonols, which promote antioxidant activity in the lining of blood vessels.
To get 326
mg of flavonols, you'd have to each about 2 1/2 bars — please don't do that.
Choose cocoa powders that are not Dutch processed — the Dutch process destroys
some of the flavonols.
Blackberries contain a good amount
of flavonols, including anthocyanins, which protect you from cardiovascular disease.
The effects, of course, will depend on the level
of flavonols that are packed into the delivery mechanism.
Red onions contain high amounts
of the flavonols quercetin and isorhamnetin as well as smaller amounts of flavonols kaempferol and myricetin.
Dark chocolate also contains high levels
of flavonols, which are an antioxidant.