Antioxidant content of 3,139 foods

In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods.

Image Credit: TheCrimsonMonkey, mycola and temmuzcan via istockphoto; Leandroid via flickr; FotoJagodka via shutterstock and Renee Comet at the National Cancer Institute. Images have been modified.

[Rick_Sanchez_Jr.]

Dragon's blood sap has the highest known ORAC value of 2, 897, 110 giving it 6, 000 times the antioxidant power of vitamin C, 800 times that of CoQ10, and 550 times that of vitamin E. Just as a comparison, Blueberries have an ORAC of 4, 669 and turmeric 127, 068. The second highest is Astaxanthin with an ORAC value of 2, 822, 200.

[uriel]

it pisses me of that hospitals here in the uk have such shitty food. I lost both my parents to cancer and the food in the hospital was probably doing more harm than good. The kitchens should be considered as a medical department. Where the hell do they think most of the antibiotics come from in the first place!

[dannyrosenberg]

Wheres the list? I wanted to see the winners!!!

[puppetmaster]

Confusing. I thought there would be a list.

[Helliox]

Humans are Omnivores, it's not a question of whether we should be only eating meat or only eating plants, because plants don't have rich source of proteins with all the essential animo-acids that our bodies cannot produce, and neither the meats don't have sufficient antioxidants which are necessary to keep us from aging and developing chronic diseases and cognitive impairments.

Both meat and plants are essential, not to mention the special groups of vitamins and minerals that are pretty much mutually exclusive in between meats and plants, like that one study from the National Institute of Heath that concluded:

"Previous reviews have indicated that vegetarians and vegans may risk vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, zinc and calcium deficiency as these micronutrients can mostly be found in animal foods or have a lower bioavailability in plant foods."

[veganpajamas]

In the beginning" blueberries were the best! Lol love

[Botanifiles]

I've been foraging for years but have rarely found any nutritional information on any of the wild species I consume on a daily basis.... Any idea if this data is being researched by any studies/organizations?

[syaw]

The study's results were evidently skewed since there was a gross disparity between the mean and the median, which is suggestive of an outlier in the plant foods skewing right. This is also very evident when you look at the max for the plant based foods.

[jamesmitchell]

2:40 more like 4 times as much. Technically, 0.43 goes into 1.43 about 3.79 times.
Also gold kiwis have thinner skin and hardly any hair, making them very pleasant to eat whole (like an apple, skin and all). Way more vitamin C too!

[dogfight]

eat plants, not animals. ok. understood. but what was #1 out of the 3, 139? am i the only guy who was waiting for it? ... or maybe there's a terrifying reason he's left it out of the vid. maybe it's something really weird or funny or contradicts the first 4 words of this comment. we may never know.

[miracledrugdealer]

Hi, thanks for sharing it, I didn't know half of this list. Recently I found out there's a test that checks the quantity of antioxidants in one's own saliva. It's called Lelolab. What do you think about it?

[spiderjump]

eat a variety of whole fruits and veggies daily .

[scottk]

Just downloaded this study in its entirety. THEY DIDN'T TEST ACAÍ BERRIES!!!
Honestly, I'm speechless. They tested Bud Light, Gooseberry Syrup, and Snickers, and leaves from an African Boab tree, but not Acaí. Biggest science fail of all time.

[lybiwinzenz]

I can't believe you didn't tell us #1!

[SenorJuan]

Say baobab three times to cure your depression.

[MadaraUchiha...]

What is that purple thing next to cinnamon in the picture at 00:46 seconds

[lukeuseforce]

ooookayyy.. but what are the highest plant based sources? And I see no reference link 😔

[tomkrolicki]

how does chage mushroom or reishi compare Dr. ?

[Kobe]

If we were more compassionate we'd put meat-eaters into rehab ;-P

[FractalTrades]

Amla fuckingg destroyed everything else on this list. The food of the gods?