Editorial photo #10464514 Human Interest
Cutting And Selling Flor De Calabaza (Squash Blossom) In Mexico
Luis and Yamileth Ortega Padron, brothers, farmers and students, keep pumpkin flowers in a car on 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)
