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. 2022 Sep 6;2022:9966750. doi: 10.1155/2022/9966750

Table 1.

Natural sources and content (mg/100 g or mg/100 ml) of some flavonols and flavones.

Substance Food source Estimated content (mg/100 g fresh weight) Reference
Quercetin Tomatoes 7-55 [26]
Lettuce 2-911
Onions 10-1359
Peas 98-145
Apple 2-26 [22]
Apricot 2-5
Broccoli 0-3
Chives 10-30
Cramberry 149
Grape, red 1-3
Cramberry 25 [44]
Oregano 42
Dill 79
Lovage 170 [45]
Radish leaves 70
Watercress 29

Kaempferol Kale 47 [44]
Spinach 55
Chives 12
Dill 40
Cabbage 20-25 [45]
Watercress 23

Luteolin Celery 6-40 [26]
Mexican oregano 901-1137 [46]
Spices, celery seed 811 [47]

Apigenin Celery 17-191 [26]
Spinach 1 [48]
Green pepper 0-1
Welsh onion 8-11
Parsley 4503 [49]
Chamomile 300-500
Vine-spinach 62

Baicalein Wine, tea, citrus fruits, dark chocolate, and herbs n.d. [50]
Roots of Scutellaria baicalensis (traditional Chinese herbal medicine) n.d. [51]
Welsh onion 9 [48]
Spinach 19

Scutellarein Mexican oregano 24-48 [47]

Tangeretin Citrus fruits, Orange juice (pure) 8∗ [52]

Nobiletin Grape fruits, teas (Camellia sinensis), herbal tea, and black tea n.d. [53]

n.d.: not described; mg/100 ml.