May support brain health

Tangerine antioxidants including vitamin C and nobiletin may help protect against chronic brain illnesses like schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. For example, studies have connected an elevated free radical count to the development of schizophrenia. The antioxidant capability of vitamin C may protect against free radical-induced brain damage. Furthermore, animal studies show that nobiletin from tangerine peel may help lessen the harmful effects of Alzheimer's disease on the brain, such as memory loss.

Nobiletin may protect brain cells from beta-amyloid formation and toxicity, which is linked to the disease's beginning. Tangerines' nobiletin concentration appears to repair motor deficits in mice by preserving dopamine-producing cells in the brain, according to research. Damage to these cells causes the illness to proceed.