Food sorted by ORAC per calorie

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Hi All,

 

The amount of free radicals generated from food is related to their calorie

content and thus eating food with more ORAC measured natural anti-oxidants per

calorie will allow more of the natural anti-oxidants to quench more free

radicals than those produced by the food.

 

Here is a listing of the ORAC rating per calorie for various common foods. Try

to eat more of the top foods and less of the bottom foods to get more natural

anti-oxidants.

 

The full file is available here:

http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au/orac.xls

 

Food sorted by ORAC per calorie

Spinach 1,260 22 57

Strawberries 1,540 30 51

Blueberries 2,400 56 43

Blackberries 2,036 52 39

Kale 1,770 50 35

Alfalfa sprouts 930 29 32

Broccoli Flowers 890 28 32

Red bell pepper 710 27 26

Raspberries 1,220 49 25

Prunes 5,770 239 24

Brussels sprouts 980 43 23

Beets 840 43 20

Plums 949 55 17

Oranges 750 46 16

Eggplant 390 26 15

Grapefruit, pink 483 33 15

Cherries 670 50 13

Onion 450 38 12

Red grapes 739 71 10

Kiwi fruit 602 61 10

Raisins 2,830 300 9

Corn 400 86 5

 

 

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Good health & long life,

Greg Watson,

http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au