What food has the highest value of anti-oxidants in them?

Answer 1

"TOP 20 ANTIOXIDANT-RICH FOODS"

A team of USDA nutritionists published a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. titled "Lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidant capacities of common foods in the United States." The USDA nutritionists examined more than 100 different kinds of fruits, vegetables, nuts, spices, cereals and other foods. Using an analysis method called the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), they were able to detect the lipid soluble (lipophilic) and water soluble (hydrophilic) antioxidant capacities of the food samples.

They also singled out certain foods to test the impact from two different processing methods: cooking and peeling.

The results weren't altogether surprising: Fruits, vegetables and beans claimed nearly all the spots in the Top 20.

20. Gala apples
19. Plums
18. Black beans (dried)
17. Russet potatoes (cooked)
16. Black plums
15. Sweet cherries
14. Pecans
13. Granny Smith apples
12. Red delicious apples
11. Strawberries


If there's a surprise here, it's that strawberries - known for their high antioxidant content - just missed the top ten.

10. Raspberries
9. Prunes
8. Blackberries
7. Artichokes (cooked)
6. Cranberries
5. Blueberries (cultivated)
4. Pinto beans
3. Red kidney beans
2. Blueberries (wild)


And the number one antioxidant-rich food:
1. Small red beans (dried)

Small red beans! Surprise!!!? The small red bean looks like a kidney bean - same color and shape - except that it's smaller. It's sometimes called a Mexican red bean, but it's grown only in Washington, Idaho, and Alberta, Canada.

On cooking...
The best way to get your antioxidants is not to eat heaping bowls of dried small red beans each day, but rather to eat a wide variety of antioxidant-rich foods. Antioxidants work better in combination with each other.

That way you'll also get other useful nutrients, such as ellagitannin; a substance that has been shown to help prevent the growth of cancerous cells and is found in raspberries and strawberries. Pecans also contain copper and potassium.

Pinto and kidney beans are good sources of folate (sometimes called vitamin B-6), which may help lower homocysteine levels. And blueberries contain anthocyanidins that has been shown to help protect brain cells.

Most antioxidant foods lose some of their antioxidant capacities in processing. (The most notable exception is the tomato; the antioxidant lycopene is actually enhanced by cooking.) Ronald L. Prior (one of the study co-authors) told HealthDayNews that "fresh" is the unsurprising best choice over frozen, cooked or otherwise processed. So while blueberry pie may seem like a somewhat healthy treat, it can't begin to compare with a bowl of fresh blueberries..





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Answer 2

There are several that are very high in anti-oxidants.
My dog had canine cancer I changed her diet to rich in anti-oxidents and mine as well.
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http://www.mercola.com/2004/jun/30/food_antioxidants.htm
Surprising Best Sources of Food Antioxidants

Most people wouldn’t enthusiastically rattle off artichokes and beans as their top favorite foods, however findings on the high levels of antioxidants in these two foods might move them up the most eaten foods list. One of the largest antioxidant studies conducted revealed that these foods contained a significant amount of disease-preventing compounds.

In addition to the highly touted antioxidant-filled blueberries and cranberries, researchers have discovered some other less common antioxidant-rich food sources such as russet potatoes, pecans and cinnamon. It has been theorized that antioxidants could benefit people by providing protection against chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

Answer 3

I'm sure you have heard "the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice" well actually
the darker the berry the more anti-oxidants

Raspberries are very high and even have some that can fight of 2 types of cancer

Blueberries are very high
as well as
Blackberries
Tayberries
etc.

alot of tea is very high in anti-oxidants as well

Answer 4

Blueberries.

Answer 5

LOL.. no.. wishful thinking though. BUT, the fats in the cookie will slow down its absorption. If you can, avoid high GI foods. If you slip or have a craving, just eat some fat and protein with it so you don't spike your insulin as much.

Answer 6

wild blueberries are great;

pomegranate

acai is supposed to be great, but very expensive, and typically sold only as juice.

I get big bag of frozen wild blueberries from walmart and add to my shake every morning (with acai blast, whey protein, Total efa, aloe vera, frutein, greens powder)

Answer 7

Tea?
Just guessing

Answer 8

blueberries!

Answer 9

cranberries