Gou Qi Zi in the Adelaide Central Market & ORAC update

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Hi All,

Gou Qi Zi (Wolf Berry) is available in the Adelaide Central Market 100g for Aus

$1.80 (US $0.90). Called Lycium

Chinese. Shop owner feeds around 10 g (2,530 Orac Anti-Oxidant units) per day

to her family for good eyes and liver

function. Very small (6 - 8 mm long and 4 - 5 mm wide), reddish, dried fruit

which has a slightly sweet taste and is

nice to chew. I ate about 50 g as I walked around doing my shopping this

morning.

gou qi zi (fruit)

di gu pi (bark of the plant)

gou qi ye (leaves of the plant)

Chinese symbol & picture:

http://alternativehealing.org/qi_zi.%20Heading.jpg

More information:

http://alternativehealing.org/qi_zi.htm

I will add 10 g to my morning coconut & fruit smoothie and take out 5 prunes.

1/2 cup blueberries (75 g & 1,800 Orac units)

1/2 cup strawberries (72 g & 1,108 Orac units)

5 prunes (42 g & 2,423 Orac units)

1/2 banana (59 g & 124 ORAC units)

1 kiwi fruit (100 g & 604 Orac units)

10 g wolfberries (10 g & 2,530 Orac units)

1 tablespoon ground flax (Omega 3 LNA & fiber)

1 tablespoons soy protein powder

1/2 cup coconut milk

The ORAC rating is at least 8,589.

I have added more foods (including Vit C and Vit E) and a column for ORAC per

gram to my ORAC listing and Excel

spreadsheet:

http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au/OracLevels.htm

http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au/orac.xls

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Good health & long life,

Greg ,

http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au