Berry Antioxidant! Top 10 Berries for Antioxidants

High antioxidant foods are important to oxidize the body, maintain skin-related health, and fight free-radicals.  This is a short list of a top 10 rating of common berries loaded with antioxidants.  We will update the list in the future to also include less-common high-antioxidant berries that didn't make the list.

1) Black Raspberries: 19220 ORAC score
2) Elderberries: 14,697 ORAC score
3) Wild blueberries: 9,621 ORAC score
4) Cranberries: 9,090 ORAC score
5) Bilberries: 7570 ORAC score
6) Mulberries: 6130 ORAC score
7) Blackberries: 5,905 ORAC score8) Raspberries: 5065 ORAC score
9) Goji berries: 4,310 ORAC score
10) Strawberries: 4302 ORAC score

Non-berry honorable mention: Pomegranate 4479

 

What are ORAC Units?

The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) unit... or “ORAC score” is a method of measuring the in vitro antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements. More than two decades in the making, it was originally developed by scientists working at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and USDA... many scientists theorize that foods higher on the ORAC scale may be more effective at neutralizing free radicals. Although unproven, according to the free-radical theory of aging, this may slow the oxidative processes and free radical damage that can contribute to age-related degeneration and disease. (https://www.superfoodly.com/orac-values/)