quercetin

Quercetin is a flavanoid found in fruits, vegetables and other plant materials. It is thought to have several health benefits especially as a powerful antioxidant, mopping up damaging free radicals that are released in chemical reactions within our body.

What are antioxidants and free radicals?

Antioxidants are chemicals that can clean up rogue free radicals in the body. In doing so, they remove potentially harmful free radicals from circulation. However, not all free radicals are bad, and not all antioxidants are good.