citrus fruits

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citrus fruits are excellent dietary source
of vitamin c asignificant source of folice
acid and source of b-carotene (pro-vitamin(
and flavonoids.
some flavonoids are known to posses
anti-oxidant anti-inflamatory anti-allergic
anti-carcinogenic anti-viral and
anti-proliferative activities

citrus fruits are particularly rich source
of pectins and both in the edible as well as
the inedible portions of the fruit
pectins are shown to cause several
positive health effects such as reducing
the rate of glucose uptake with concmitant
redaction of serum insulin production
and the reduction serum cholesteril
levels

citrus limonoid one of the two main classes
of chemicals responsible for the bitter taste
of citrus fruits are thought to have several
health advantages sush as the reduction of
chemically induced tumorigenesis..