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January 28, 2010

Elderberry highest in antioxidants?

I blogged about a study that showed that Elderberry could be as useful as Tamiflu in fighting H1N1 virus and other flu viruses. I just stumbled upon a table showing that the elderberry has almost the highest ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value of any berry.

ORAC scores are for 100/grams (3.5 ounces).

  • Aronia (15.8K ORAC)
  • Elderberry (14.6K ORAC)
  • Cranberries (9.5K ORAC)
  • Black Currant (8K ORAC)
  • Blueberries (6K ORAC)
  • Blackberries (6K ORAC)
  • Plums (6K ORAC)
  • Glass of Cabernet Sauvignon (5K ORAC)
  • Glass of red table wine or Chianti (3.8K ORAC)
  • Red grape Juice (1.2K ORAC)
Also topping any overall list of antioxidant foods is cocoa.  Raw cocoa has an ORAC of 26,000 per 100/g; processed dark chocolate about half that (processing heat will reduce a food's antioxidant properties).

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