A domestic research team has identified the anticarcinogenic properties of various vegetables.

Konkuk University bioscience professor Lee Ki-won and his team found that a flavonoid called luteolin possesses anticarcinogens.

Luteolin is present in various vegetables such as celery, onions, carrots and green peppers. The flavonoid is found to help curb the creation and growth of tumors.

The findings were published in the latest edition of the international academic journal “Cancer Research.”