Editorial photo #10464484 Human Interest

Cutting And Selling Flor De Calabaza (Squash Blossom) In Mexico

Luis Ortega Padron, farmer and student, during the cutting and harvesting of squash flowers in a property in the Tlahuac mayor's office, Mexico City. The squash flower is bright and colorful, and is extremely short-lived, with some species only opening for one day. The characteristic yellow-orange pigment of the pumpkin flower indicates that it contains flavonoids, compounds that function as antioxidants, which inhibit the oxidation of artery-clogging bad cholesterol. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #10464484
Date taken: 4 September 2023
Location: —
Photographer: Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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