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CITRUSPEEL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Family Rutaceae is composed of a variety of trees and thorny shrubs, but within the subfamily Aurantoideae; 6 of the 28 genera are true citrus fruit trees. Of the six, Citrus may be the most important. Citrus has a berry-type fruit characterized by a juicy pulp made of vesicles filling the segments of the fruit not occupied by seeds. The part used is the peel, either the rind or the pericarb.

Composition

Flavonoids found in citrus are a group of naturally occurring compounds, which are among the most ubiquitous in the plant kingdom.