In an
experiment with fresh-cut spinach total flavonoid
remained very stable both in air and MAP during
7 days of storage (Gil et al., 1999). These results
are in line with the general conclusions of Dangel-
mayr et al. (1983) and Zenner and Bopp (1987)
who found flavonoid compounds in various plant
tissues to be relatively stable and in most cases
catabolism to be relatively low, if occurring at all.