Plant-based Powerhouses: The Technology Behind Citrus Flavonoids

Flavonoids have been zesting up the health category since a Hungarian scientist, Dr. Albert Szent-Györgyi, discovered their phytochemical activity in 1938.1 Flavonoids were first extracted from oranges and were thought to be a new type of vitamin, often referred to as vitamin P. However, further research indicated that flavonoids were not a vitamin, rather, they ...