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Flavonoids are a broad class of phytonutrients, commonly observed in most vegetables and herbs. Flavonoids are important natural compounds with various biological activities. Citrus flavonoids form an important series of flavonoids. Citrus flavonoids are found in citrus fruits such as grapefruit, lemons, tangerines, limes, oranges and are a class of therapeutically important flavonoids. Citrus nutritional components are a group of bioactive flavonoids, commonly referred to as Vitamin P, and include naringenin, naringin, quercetin, diosmetin, narirutin, diosmin, nobiletin, neohesperidin, rutin, hesperidin, tangeritin, etc. includes. Naringenin (5,7,4'-trihydroxyflavanone) belongs to the class of flavonoids called flavanones. Naringenin is associated with beneficial effects in osteoporosis, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The main effects of naringenin include inhibition of pro-oxidant enzymes such as xanthine oxidase, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase, lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase; metal ion chelation and, most importantly, scavenging of free radicals.