Potential Nutritional Benefits of Current Citrus Consumption

Tami Turner and Betty J. Burri
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Tami Turner: Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Betty J. Burri: Western Human Nutrition Research Center, ARS, USDA, 430 W Health Sciences Drive, Davis, CA 95616, USA

Agriculture, 2013, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Citrus contains nutrients and phytochemicals that may be beneficial for health. We collected citrus production and consumption data and estimated the amount of these compounds that are consumed. We then compared the amounts of citrus and citrus-derived compounds used in studies that suggest a health benefit to the amounts typically found in citrus. Data is scarce, but suggests that citrus consumption might improve indices of antioxidant status, and possibly cardiovascular health and insulin sensitivity.

Keywords: citrus; vitamin C; vitamin A; carotenoid; flavonoid; limonoid; health; human (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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