How To-77: "How to Reduce Your Age With Top 10 Antioxidant Fruits and Vegetables"

How to Reduce Your Age With Top 10 Antioxidant Fruits and Vegetables

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit


This article is a stub. You can help by expanding and clarifying it. Notice added on 2006-08-02.


Want to find the healthiest foods? Here's one method.

Steps

1. Consider ORAC scores of various foods. ORAC refers to the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, an analysis that is used to measure the total antioxidant power of foods and other chemical substances. The higher the ORAC score, the greater its antioxidant capacity. This is a laboratory measurement and its relevance to the diet is unclear. Demonstrating that a substance neutralizes free radicals in a test tube and showing that it prevents some disease are quite different matters. ORAC scores for 3.5 oz (100 ml):
   
• Mangosteen--------------------20,000
  
• Acai--------------------------18,400
  
• Pomegranate-------------------10,500
  
• Prunes------------------------5,770
  
• Raisins-----------------------2,830
  
• Blueberries------------------2,400
  
• Strawberries----------------1,540
  
• Raspberries-----------------1,220
  
• Plums----------------------------949
  
• Oranges-------------------------750
  
• Grapes---------------------------739
  
• Cherries--------------------------670
  
• Kiwi--------------------------------602
  
• Kale------------------------------1,770
  
• Spinach-------------------------1,260
  
• Brussels Sprouts---------------980
  
• Broccoli florets-------------------890
  
• Beets--------------------------------840
  
• Red Bell Peppers---------------710
  
• Onions------------------------------450
  
• Corn----------------------------------400
  
• Eggplant----------------------------390
  
• Carrots------------------------------210
  

Sources and Citations

• ORAC Antioxidant Value List
  
• Fruits for healthy skin

Article provided by wikiHow, a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Reduce Your Age With Top 10 Antioxidant Fruits and Vegetables. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.