wrong. cooking carrots “softens” cell walls and increases substantially the bio-availability of carrot’s nutritional goodness. The same thing applies to lots of vegetables. Flavonoids in tomatoes are also made... (6 replies, last updated by Sherri November 16, 2006)

alyssa, when you attend the show can you ask them when their 1oz bulk packaged products will get an OU on them? that’s the best way to dose daily Flavonoids for heart health, and still get their product at a discount. also... (10 replies, last updated by alyssa July 4, 2007)

I just heard on the news that, according to one study, microwaving broccoli will remove 96% of its flavonoids, and boiling it will remove about 50% - so you should always steam it. Is this true? What is the best way to cook... (11 replies, last updated by IHTJ December 30, 2003)

recommend steaming to maintain some pigment retention. The various flavonoid pigments found in red and white vegetables are better maintained if cooked together with an acid. Add the acid half way through cooking. You can add... (21 replies, last updated by bushwickgirl November 13, 2009)

without it. Raw organic cocoa powder differs from regular cocoa powder because it is less processed and has more cocoa flavonoids/rich in antioxidants. (21 replies, last updated by Cynsa August 18, 2009)

Not sure if you mean my link. It worked in my browser. Anyway, the story said Daily Dark Chocolate Good for the Heart, Loaded With Flavonoids The research team divided 21 healthy adults into two groups. One group got a Dove Dark... (40 replies, last updated by anzu March 26, 2008)

. .... The traditional diet, low in saturated fats and high in nutrients like flavonoids, was based on vegetables, fruit, unrefined grains, olive oil for cooking and for flavoring, and a bit of wine — all consumed on a daily basis.... (21 replies, last updated by Sam Fujisaka September 29, 2008)

in the test tube, it is not clear that they are absorbed into the bloodstream ... 95 per cent of a flavonoid called resveratrol ... is destroyed by our digestive system before it enters circulation." So let’s open another... (16 replies, last updated by Steve K November 18, 2006)

olive oil for healthy fats and acids red/purple/orange pepper for beta carotene and other carotenoids spinach leaves for iron broccoli, radishes and orange slices for vitamin c pumpkin seeds for zinc fennel and onion for antioxidant... (29 replies, last updated by SeaSide Tomato October 3, 2007)

Even within the article you link to, there is still disagreement: "Lord Krebs, the former chairman of the Food Standards Agency...said that even if such benefits existed, higher flavonoid levels did not make organic food... (113 replies, last updated by fudisgud September 2, 2007)

metabolised. For example, 95 per cent of a flavonoid called resveratrol – the one found in red wine – is destroyed by our digestive system before it enters circulation. (68 replies, last updated by dawnb November 4, 2009)