RE: File: Tops in Antioxidants

[Guest guest]

Hello Francesca and ALL:

It's great to see some of my favorite fruits and veggies

on the high ORAC (anti-oxidant) list. Does anyone know

where there appears a list where the foods are ranked in

terms of " Anti-oxidants per calorie " ?

Some of the best fruits are high in calorie foods, and

very sugary too (like prunes and raisins).

-- Warren

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-----Original Message-----

From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]

Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 6:56 AM

support group

Subject: [ ] File: Tops in Antioxidants

During times of slow traffic it sometimes is a good idea to

post some of our very useful files:

Tops in Antioxidants

The Hope Heart Institute

February 10, 2001

ORAC* scores for 3.5 ounces

FRUITS

Prunes 5,770

Raisins 2,830

Blueberries 2,400

Strawberries 1,540

Raspberries 1,220

Plums 949

Oranges 750

Red grapes 739

Cherries 670

VEGETABLES

Kale 1,770

Spinach 1,260

Brussels sprouts 980

Broccoli florets 890

Beets 840

Red bell peppers 710

Yellow corn 400

Eggplant 390

Carrots 210

*Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity.

" High-ORAC " foods are high in antioxidants,

substances that help our bodies destroy disease

causing free radicals. The fruits and vegetables

listed here are particularly high in antioxidants,

but all fruits and vegetables contain valuable nutrients.

Source:

USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University

For more information please go to

http://www.hopeheart.org

All content © 2001 by The Hope Heart Institute, Seattle, WA.

[Guest guest]

> Some of the best fruits are high in calorie foods, and

> very sugary too (like prunes and raisins).

>

> -- Warren

After reading the ORAC biggest hits list here, i faced this

issue last nite at the groceria. The prunes and raisins

were extremely tempting - but i realized that if i consumed

this, sometime this afternoon, i would sense my sugar

level plummeting, whereas on my present avoiding of

high-sugar, i regularly go 14-18 hours between meals, with

absolutely no problem. (One meal a day.) Another fear of

these dried fruit foods, maybe irrational, is that the gummy

sugars should be brushed off the teeth before much time

passes. Isn't this a risk for tooth decay? Maybe not with

our present regular hygene. I am always thinking of the

terrible dental problems of the Anasazi, who ate a lot of

sticky sweet corn.

Hue

[Guest guest]

On cod liver oil use: After playing detective for years, I believe a

combination of bone loss and hair loss on my part may be directly attributable

to

overconsumption of the retinnol form of Vitamin A in supplements, as opposed to

beta carotene, this over many years . Being very athletic, big boned and

never blonde and having taken calcium and Fosomax as well as Evista for years,

I

see this is the likely culprit. Since changing the supplement to one with

much less vitamin A and only as beta carotene, and only taking that twice a

week, my hair loss appears to have stopped. I have to wait two years for

another bone dexascan. Cod liver oil is all bad vitamin A, I believe.

Ironically,

I never fracture despite some dramatic tumbles! I am a 70-year-old female so

my reasoning may or may not be correct. Peg

[Guest guest]

Hello CR ALL:

Courtesy of Tim Tyler, here is a tabular listing

of ORAC per Calorie values --- (Column 3)

of ORAC per gram values --- (Column 4)

Values in the table are sorted by the ORAC/gm of Column 4.

Look at Column 3 to see ORAC/Calorie:

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

-- Warren

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On 05 Oct 2003, Warren wrote:

.... Does anyone know where there appears a list where the

foods are ranked in terms of " Anti-oxidants per calorie " ?

Some of the best fruits are high in calorie foods, and

very sugary too (like prunes and raisins).