Nutrient Food Sources
Quercetin
Quercetin is a flavonoid (plant chemical) that exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. It inhibits the manufacture and also release of histamine and also possesses some anti-tumour properties.
| Food Sources of quercetin | Amount (mg/100g) |
| Apple | 4 |
| bee pollen | 21 |
| Blueberry | 3 |
| Broccoli | 4 |
| Buckwheat | 3 |
| Capers | 180 |
| Celery | 4 |
| Coriander | 5 |
| Cranberry | 14 |
| Currants | 5 |
| Elderberry | 42 |
| fennel | 48 |
| Kale | 7 |
| Onion | 13 |
| red onion | 19 |
| spring onion | 14 |
| pepper – hot green | 16 |
| pepper – hot yellow | 50 |
| pepper – jalapeño | 5 |
| Spinach | 5 |
| Tomato | 4 |
| Watercress | 4 |
| garlic | n/a |
(n/a = figures not available)
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