More nutritional antioxidants

Flavonoid polyphenolics (also called bioflavonoids)

• Green tea – one of the best sources of flavonoid polyphenols and green tea polyphenols are one of the most potent antioxidants
• Other sources of bioflavonoids are the pomegranate, blueberries, and blackberries, other types of tea and some coffee types

Phenolic acids and their esters

• Ellagic acid – raspberry and strawberry
• Gallic acid – gallnuts, sumac, witch hazel, tea leaves, oak bark
• Salicylic acid – extracted from willow trees, as well found in most vegetables, fruits, and herbs
• Rosmarinic acid – rosemary, marjoram and oregano, lemon balm, sage
• Cinnamic acid – found in seeds of brown rice, whole wheat and oats, coffee, apple, artichoke, peanut, orange and pineapple
• Chlorogenic acid – has high concentration in Robusta than Arabica coffee beans, as well as in blueberries and tomatoes; produced from caffeic acid

In the list of beverages and foods highest in antioxidants the White tea takes 3rd place, Green tea take 5th place and Black tea takes 8th place.

The top 20 best food antioxidants:

1. Small red beans
2. Wild blueberries
3. Red Kidney beans
4. Pinto beans
5. Cultivated Blueberries
6. Cranberries
7. Artichokes
8. Blackberries
9. Prunes
10. Raspberries
11. …

The rest in the next post…

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