naringin

Naringin is a flavanone-7-O-glycoside between the flavanone naringenin and the disaccharide neohesperidose.

The flavonoid naringin occurs naturally in citrus fruits, especially in grapefruit, where naringin is responsible for the fruit's bitter taste.

In commercial grapefruit juice production, the enzyme naringinase can be used to remove the bitterness created by naringin.

In humans naringin is metabolized to the aglycone naringenin (not bitter) by naringinase present in the gut.

Naringin belongs ...