Look beyond ORAC values

ALCON,

Here is an interesting link I discovered while researching anti-oxidants. I should have suspected that it would be too simplistic to rely solely upon one unit of measurement (in this case a food's Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity i.e. ORAC) to determine the best anti-oxidant for health.

http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/20...nth-high-orac/

Comments?

Thanks, I have been supplementing with anti-oxidants and this was very helpful and informative.

While this thread stresses the importance of looking beyond food ORAC values, IMO this characteristic is still important if one wishes to compare food's to determine which has the greatest fluorescent-related, anti-oxidant "bang for the buck" (scroll down to find the applicable table):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_...bance_capacity

This table presents ORAC values for herbs as well as for commonly consumed foods. I had never closely considered herbs for their anti-oxidant attributes, but this list would suggest loading up on them during the spicing of your favorite dishes!

Thanks for posting this. I never realized that some herbs and nuts like almonds and pecans had such high ratings. Fortunately I already eat a lot of them. The point of the article is well taken though, ratings aren't everything (almost always true). What I did find interesting is that several foods that are known for their orac values are really not much better than other cheaper foods. That's marketing for you.