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naringin [nə′rin·jən]

(organic chemistry)

C₂₇H₃₂O₁₄A crystalline bioflavonoid with a melting point of 171°C; soluble in acetone and alcohol; used as a food supplement. Also known as aurantiin.

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He found that supertasters tend more than tasters and nontasters not to like grapefruit because of the bitter cancer-preventive agent naringin.

The BITTER Truth by Formichelli, Linda / Vibrant Life

With Song-Hae Bok of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology in Taejon, Choi reported in the June 1999 JOURNAL OF NUTRITION that the tangerine flavonoids naringin and hesperidin offer potent cholesterol-lowering action in animals.

Path to heart health is one with a peel by Raloff, J. / Science News

Naringin is also thought to fight cancer in several ways.

The Bitter Truth by FACKELMANN, KATHLEEN / Science News

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