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The white/green colour group includes garlic, onions, spring onions, celery, pears, white wine, endive and chives. Plants in the onion family contain allicin, which has been shown to have anti-tumour effects. Foods in this group are also rich sources of flavonoids, which when consumed result in a reaction by the body involving an increase in the antioxidant capacity of the blood. This in turn plays a role in the prevention of cancers and of cardiovascular disease.