Types of antioxidants found in basil
include vicenin, orientin, eugenol and many anthocyanins.
B Basil: two water soluble flavenoids found in Basil, orientin and
vicenin have been studied for their ability to protect cell structures and chromosomes from radiation and oxygen - based damage.
Orientin and
vicenin are two water - soluble flavonoids that have been of particular interest in basil, and in studies on human white blood cells; these components of basil protect cell structures as well as chromosomes from radiation and oxygen - based damage.
It contains unique flavanoids called orientin and
vicenin, which protect against environmental stressors.
Some of these phytonutrients, orientin and
vicenin, which are in the flavonoid family, have been found to «protect cell structures as well as chromosomes from radiation and oxygen - based damage.»
It also contains vitamin K for bone health, and antioxidants orientin and
vicenin.
On the list of potential carotenoids provided by bell peppers are alpha - carotene, antheraxanthin, beta - carotene, capsanthin, capsorubin, cryptoflavin, cryptoxanthin, lutein, lycopene,
vicenin, and zeaxanthin.