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Quercetin – Best Food Sources

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)

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.

Source: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Flav/flav.pdf