"squash blossoms"

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5 September 2023

Yamileth Ortega Padron, farmer and student carries squash flowers in a basket 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.

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#10464498

5 September 2023

Yamileth Ortega Padron, farmer and student, during the cutting and harvesting of squash flowers 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.

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#10464500

5 September 2023

Luis Ortega Padron, farmer and student, carries squash flowers in a basket 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.

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#10464502

5 September 2023

Yamileth Ortega Padron, farmer and student, during the cutting and harvesting of squash flowers 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.

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#10464504

5 September 2023

Yamileth Ortega Padron, farmer and student, during the cutting and harvesting of squash flowers 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.

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#10464506

5 September 2023

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.

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#10464510

5 September 2023

Luis and Yamileth Ortega Padron, brothers, farmers and students, pose holding squash flowers that they cut 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.

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#10464512

5 September 2023

Luis and Yamileth Ortega Padron, brothers, farmers and students, pose holding squash flowers that they cut 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.

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#10464514

5 September 2023

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.

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#10464522

5 September 2023

Luis and Yamileth Ortega Padron, brothers, farmers and students, make bunches of squash flowers that they cut for sale 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.

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#10464530

5 September 2023

View of pumpkin flowers on a table to make bunches with raffia inside a house in Tlahuac, 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.

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#10464538

5 September 2023

Dona Luci Padron and Yamileth Ortega Padron, mother and daughter respectively, make bunches of squash flowers for sale in Tlahuac City Hall, 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.

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#10464544

5 September 2023

Dona Luci Padron, Yamileth and Luis Ortega Padron, mother, daughter and son respectively, make bunches of squash flowers for sale 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.

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#10464548

5 September 2023

Dona Luci Padron and Yamileth Ortega Padron, mother and daughter respectively, make bunches of squash flowers for sale in Tlahuac City Hall, 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.

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#10464550

5 September 2023

Luis and Yamileth Ortega Padron, brothers, farmers and students, make bunches of squash flowers that they cut for sale 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.

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#10464552

5 September 2023

Dona Luci Padron, Yamileth and Luis Ortega Padron, mother, daughter and son respectively, make bunches of squash flowers for sale 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.

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