Fruits and vegetables are naturally high in antioxidants, which inhibit the oxidation of other molecules and formation of free radicals in the body, thereby reducing inflammation and disease.
One look at this table will tell you that you don’t need to take a pill to get your antioxidants. Blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries are practically like eating candy. Who couldn’t like them!
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Here are the top twenty antioxidant foods:
Food | ORAC Units per 100g (3.5 oz) |
Prunes | 5,770 |
Raisins | 2,830 |
Blueberries | 2,400 |
Kale | 1,770 |
Strawberries | 1,540 |
Spinach | 1,260 |
Raspberries | 1,220 |
Brussel sprouts | 980 |
Plums | 949 |
Broccoli flowers | 890 |
Beets | 840 |
Oranges | 750 |
Red Grapes | 739 |
Red Bell Pepper | 710 |
Cherries | 670 |
Kiwi | 602 |
Pink grapefruit | 483 |
Onion | 450 |
Corn | 400 |
Eggplant | 390 |
ORAC (or Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a scale that measures the antioxidant capacity of a food, and it’s recommended daily that we consume 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day.
One look at this table will tell you that you don’t need to take a pill to get your antioxidants. Blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries are practically like eating candy. Who couldn’t like them!
~Lori
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