Not exact matches
The presence of
ellagitannins is especially interesting as they are known to have strong
antioxidant activity; this study examined
ellagitannins from red raspberries and cloudberries and concluded that «cloudberry and red raspberry
ellagitannins were highly effective as radical scavengers».
I'm sorry the publisher hasn't made the article available open access, but the study makes clear that «For ETs [
ellagitannins, the phytonutrients thought primarily responsible for the high
antioxidant content of blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries], a total inhibition of absorption after intake of blackberry juice prepared with defatted milk was observed.»
The biggest contribution to raspberries»
antioxidant activity is the
ellagitannins, a compound almost exclusive to the raspberry.