TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of The Phytonutrients and Vitamins Content of Citrus Fruits
AU - , D.E. Okwu AU - , I.N. Emenike 
JO  - International Journal of Molecular Medicine and Advance Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1813-176x
DO  - ijmmas.2006.1.6
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijmmas.2006.1.6
KW  - Phytonutrients
KW  -vitamins
KW  -citrus
KW  -antioxidants
KW  -anti-inflammatory
KW  -herbal medicine
AB  - Phhytochemical studies of five varieties of citrus species; sweet orange (<I>Citrus sinensis)</I>, tangerine (<I>Citrus reticulata)</I>, lemon (<I>Citrus limonum</I>), lime (<I>Citrus aurantifolia)</I> and grape (<I>Citrus grandis)</I> revealed the presence of bioactive compounds comprising alkaloids (0.33-0.04 mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>), flavonoids (0.19-0.57 mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>), phenols  (0.01-0.42  mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>) and tannins (0.01-0.04 mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>). These citrus fruits are good sources of water-soluble  vitamins:  ascorbic  acids  (19.36-61.60  mg  100 g <SUP>1</SUP>), riboflavin (0.01-0.11 mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>), thiamin (0.06-0.12 mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>) and niacin (0.03-0.43 mg 100 g <SUP>1</SUP>). These phytonutrients and vitamins may be responsible for the antioxidants, anticancer, anti-inflammatory properties of the citrus species. The citrus spices have their popular use in herbal medicine and as fruits in Nigeria.
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