Mandarin

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Antioxidant levels in obese children²

  Obese children on a low-calorie diet who drank mandarin juice daily showed higher antioxidants and less oxidative stress.

• Benefit

  Blood cholesterol in children³

  Children with high cholesterol who drank mandarin juice daily showed less oxidative stress in their blood.

• Benefit

  Artery stiffness⁴

  People who often ate Satsuma mandarin had less stiff arteries, though scientists still need more studies to confirm this.

• Benefit

  Stress levels⁶

  In women, drinking mandarin juice with beta-cryptoxanthin seemed to lower stress, but scientists are not yet sure.

Single cases of misuse or overdose

One person or one incident, such as an accidental overdose or a mistake in a kitchen or factory. They are real, but a single case does not show what happens at normal amounts, so the signal does not count them.

• Severe allergic reaction to fruit⁵

  A person had a severe allergic reaction after eating mandarin, and tests showed their body reacted to proteins in the fruit.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.