A 2004 USDA study
about antioxidant content in a range of foods found that artichokes were among the top four of all vegetables tested.
Not exact matches
A team of researchers at Cornell University, including WGC Scientific Advisor Rui Hai Liu, analyzed the phenolic
content and
antioxidant activity of 12 diverse varieties of black rice, and found that
antioxidants were
about six times higher in black rice than in common brown / white rice.
Chocolate is one of the best foods we can when it comes to
antioxidant content, but I'm not talking
about the sugary chocolate bars you likely see all over the place this Halloween season.
Read
about the benefits of grassfed meat at: Eat Wild, Health Benefits of Grass - Fed Products and A review of fatty acid profiles and
antioxidant content in grass - fed and grain - fed beef
This book isn't just
about chocolate's Mesoamerican origins, that it was actually used as a currency (four cocoa beans for a rabbit dinner, 10 for a lady of the evening, etc.), or how modern processing has fundamentally altered its form, taste, color,
antioxidant content, and uses.
Despite many claims
about its Vitamin C
content, I was unable to find any source that showed that Rooibos tea is a good source of Vitamin C at all, but it is a great source of other nutrients and
antioxidants.
We have included asparagusic acid as a key nutrient in asparagus and we have placed this
content about asparagus odor within our Health Benefits section because 1,2 - dithiolane is a key structure for the formation of a key sulfur - containing organic acid and
antioxidant called alpha - lipoic acid.
Kale also contains significant amounts of polyphenols, a type of
antioxidant that helps rid your body of dangerous free radicals, with the estimated polyphenol
content of raw kale ranging from 503.48 to 675.50 milligrams per 100 grams of kale, which is
about 1 1/3 cups of raw kale.
There are many things to say
about the nutritional power of sweet potatoes, but I think these are the most important to have in mind when considering sweet potatoes for your detox diet: their
antioxidants, potassium, and beta - Carotene
content.
Someone asked
about coconut palm sugar and it is my understanding that it is quite low on the glycemic scale, has a high mineral
content and presumably
antioxidants, and is ecologically sustainable to boot.
But what
about their
antioxidant, vitamin, and mineral
content?