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

========================Good health & long life, Greg , http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au