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Antioxidants
The June 9, 2004, issue of
The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
reported a new research study focusing on the antioxidant capacities of
over 100 common foods. This
study is the largest, most comprehensive analysis to date of the
antioxidant content of commonly consumed foods.
Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) of the top 50
Foods
Rank |
Food Item |
Serving Size |
TAC |
1 |
small red bean |
1/2 cup 92 g |
13,727 |
2 |
blueberry, wild |
1 cup 144 g |
13,427 |
3 |
red kidney bean |
1/2 cup 92 g |
13,259 |
4 |
pinto bean |
1/2 cup 96 g |
11,864 |
5 |
blueberry, cultivated |
1 cup 144 g |
9,019 |
6 |
cranberry |
1 cup whole 95 g |
8,983 |
7 |
artichoke |
1 cup hearts 84 g |
7,904 |
8 |
blackberry |
1 cup 144 g |
7,701 |
9 |
raisin |
1/2 cup 85 g |
7,291 |
10 |
raspberry |
1 cup 123 g |
6,058 |
11 |
strawberry |
1 cup 166 g |
5,938 |
12 |
apple, Red Delicious |
1 fruit 138 g |
5,900 |
13 |
apple, Granny Smith |
1 fruit 138 g |
5,381 |
14 |
pecan |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
5,095 |
15 |
potato, russet raw |
1 potato 369 g |
4,882 |
16 |
cherry, sweet |
1 cup 145 g |
4,873 |
17 |
plum, black |
1 fruit 66 g |
4,844 |
18 |
potato, russet cooked |
1 potato 299 g |
4,649 |
19 |
black bean |
1/2 cup 52 g |
4,181 |
20 |
plum, red |
1 fuit 66 g |
4,118 |
21 |
apple, Gala |
1 fruit 138 g |
3,903 |
22 |
apple, Red Delicious peeled |
1 fruit 128 g |
3,758 |
23 |
apple, Gold Delicious |
1 fruit 138 g |
3,685 |
25 |
apple, Fuji |
1 fruit 138 g |
3,578 |
26 |
date, Medjool |
1/2 cup 89 g |
3,467 |
27 |
avocado, Haas |
1 fruit 173 g |
3,344 |
28 |
pear, green |
1 fruit 166 g |
3,172 |
29 |
pear, Red Anjou |
1 fruit 166 g |
2,943 |
30 |
apple, Gold Delicious peeled |
1 fruit 128 g |
2,829 |
31 |
macadamia |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
2,739 |
32 |
broccoli raab raw |
1/5 bunch 85 g |
2,621 |
33 |
navy bean |
1/2 cup 104 g |
2,573 |
34 |
orange, navel |
1 fruit 140 g |
2,540 |
35 |
prune |
1/2 cup 75 g |
2,537 |
36 |
cabbage, red cooked |
1/2 cup 75 g |
2,359 |
37 |
potato, red raw |
1 potato 213 g |
2,339 |
38 |
potato, red cooked |
1 potato 173 g |
2,294 |
39 |
walnut |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
2,267 |
40 |
pea, blackeye |
1/2 cup 52 g |
2,258 |
41 |
potato, white raw |
1 potato 213 g |
2,257 |
42 |
fig |
1/2 cup 89 g |
2,124 |
43 |
asparagus, raw |
1/2 cup 67 g |
2,021 |
44 |
grape, red |
1 cup 160 g |
2,016 |
45 |
pepper, yellow raw |
1 pepper 186 g |
1,905 |
46 |
grapefruit, red |
half 123 g |
1,904 |
47 |
beet |
1/2 cup 68 g |
1,886 |
48 |
potato, white cooked |
1 potato 173 g |
1,870 |
49 |
pepper, orange sweet raw |
1 pepper 186 g |
1,830 |
50 |
peach, fresh |
1 fruit 98 g |
1,826 |
Total Antioxidant Capacity of Fruits
Food Item |
Serving Size |
TAC |
apple, Fuji |
1 fruit 138 g |
3,578 |
apple, Gala |
1 fruit 138 g |
3,903 |
apple, Golden Delicious |
1 fruit 138 g |
3,685 |
apple, Golden Delicious peeled |
1 fruit 128 g |
2,829 |
apple, Granny Smith |
1 fruit 138 g |
5,381 |
apple, Red Delicious |
1 fruit 138 g |
5,900 |
apple, Red Delicious peeled |
1 fruit 128 g |
3,758 |
apricot |
3 fruits 105 g |
1,408 |
avocado, Haas |
1 fruit 173 g |
3,344 |
banana |
1 fruit 118 g |
1,037 |
blackberry |
1 cup 144 g |
7,701 |
blueberry, cultivated |
1 cup 145 g |
9,019 |
blueberry, wild |
1 cup 145 g |
13,427 |
cantaloupe |
1 cup cubed 160 g |
499 |
cherry, sweet |
1 cup 145 g |
4,873 |
cranberry |
1 cup whole 95 g |
8,983 |
grape, green |
1 cup 160 g |
1,789 |
grape, red |
1 cup 160 g |
2,016 |
grapefruit, red |
half 123 g |
1,904 |
honeydew |
1 cup diced 170 g |
410 |
kiwifruit |
1 fruit 76 g |
698 |
mango |
1 cup slices 165 g |
1,653 |
nectarine |
1 fruit 136 g |
1,019 |
orange, navel |
1 fruit 140 g |
2,540 |
peach, canned in heavy syrup |
half 98 g |
411 |
peach, fresh |
1 fruit 98 g |
1,826 |
pear, green |
1 fruit 166 g |
3,172 |
pear, Red Anjou |
1 fruit 166 g |
2,943 |
pineapple |
1 cup diced 155 g |
1,229 |
plum, red |
1 fruit 66 g |
4,118 |
plum, black |
1 fruit 66 g |
4,844 |
raspberry |
1 cup 123 g |
6,058 |
strawberry |
1 cup 166 g |
5,938 |
tangerine |
1 fruit 84 g |
1,361 |
watermelon |
1 cup diced 152 g |
216 |
Total Antioxidant Capacity of Vegetables
Food Item |
Serving Size |
TAC |
artichoke |
1 cup hearts 84 g |
7,904 |
asparagus, raw |
1/2 cup 67 g |
2,021 |
asparagus, cooked |
1/2 cup 90 g |
1,480 |
bean, lima canned |
1/2 cup 124 g |
301 |
bean, snap raw |
1/2 cup 55 g |
147 |
bean, snap canned |
1/2 cup 68 g |
197 |
bean, black dry cooked |
1/2 cup 52 g |
4,181 |
bean, navy dry cooked |
1/2 cup 104 g |
2,573 |
bean, pinto dry cooked |
1/2 cup 96 g |
11,864 |
bean, red kidney dry cooked |
1/2 cup 92 g |
13,259 |
small red |
1/2 cup 92 g |
13,727 |
beets |
1/2 cup 68 g |
1,886 |
broccoli, raw |
1/2 cup 44 g |
700 |
broccoli, cooked |
1/2 cup 78 g |
982 |
broccoli raab raw |
1/5 bunch 85 g |
2,621 |
broccoli raab, cooked
|
1/5 bunch 85 g |
1,322 |
cabbage, green raw |
1/2 cup 35 g |
476 |
cabbage, red raw |
1/2 cup 35 g |
788 |
cabbage, red cooked |
1/2 cup 75 g |
2,359 |
carrot, raw |
1 medium 61 g |
741 |
carrot, cooked |
1 carrot 46 g |
171 |
carrot, baby raw |
6 medium 60 g |
262 |
cauliflower, raw |
1/2 cup 50 g |
324 |
celery, raw |
1/2 cup diced 60 g |
344 |
corn, raw |
1/2 cup 77 g |
561 |
corn, frozen |
1/2 cup 82 g |
428 |
corn, canned |
1/2 cup 105 g |
434 |
cucumber, peeled |
1/2 cup slices 52 g |
60 |
cucumber, unpeeled |
1/2 cup 60 g |
74 |
eggplant raw |
1/2 cup 41 g |
1,039 |
lettuce, butterhead |
4 leaves 30 g |
427 |
lettuce, green leaf |
4 leaves 40 g |
620 |
lettuce, iceberg |
4 leaves 32 g |
144 |
lettuce, red leaf |
4 outer leaves 68 g |
1,213 |
lettuce, romaine |
4 inner leaves 40 g |
396 |
onion, yellow raw |
1/2 cup 80 g |
823 |
onion, yellow cooked |
1/2 cup 105 g |
1,281 |
onion, sweet raw |
1/2 cup 80 g |
492 |
onion, red raw |
1/2 cup 80 g |
917 |
pea, blackeye |
1/2 cup 52 g |
2,258 |
pea, green frozen |
1/2 cup 80 g |
480 |
pea, green canned |
1/2 cup 85 g |
326 |
pepper, green, sweet raw |
1 pepper 119 g |
664 |
pepper, green, sweet cooked |
1/2 cup chopped 68g |
418 |
pepper, red, sweet raw |
1 pepper 119 g |
1,072 |
pepper, red, sweet cooked |
1/2 cup chopped 68g |
576 |
pepper, orange sweet raw |
1 pepper 186 g |
1,830 |
pepper, yellow raw |
1 pepper 186 g |
1,905 |
potato, red raw |
1 potato 213 g |
2,339 |
potato, red cooked |
1 potato 173 g |
2,294 |
potato, russet raw |
1 potato 369 g |
4,882 |
potato, russet cooked |
1 potato 299 g |
4,649 |
potato, white raw |
1 potato 213 g |
2,257 |
potato, white cooked |
1 potato 173 g |
1,870 |
pumpkin, raw |
1 cup 1-in. cubes 116 g
|
560 |
radish |
1 cup sliced 116 g |
1,107 |
spinach, raw |
4 leaves 40 g |
1,056 |
sweet potato, raw |
1 potato 130 g |
1,173 |
sweet potato, cooked |
1 potato 156 g |
1,195 |
tomato, raw |
1 tomato 123 g |
415 |
tomato, cooked |
1/2 cup 120 g |
552 |
Total Antioxidant Capacity of Nuts
Food Item |
Serving Size |
TAC |
almond |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
1,265 |
Brazil nut |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
403 |
cashew |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
567 |
hazelnut |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
2,739 |
macadamia |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
481 |
peanut |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
899 |
pecan |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
5,095 |
pine nut |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
204 |
pistachio |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
2,267 |
walnut |
28.4 g (1 oz) |
3,846 |
Total Antioxidant Capacity of Dried Fruits
Food Item |
Serving Size |
TAC |
date, Deglet Noor |
1/2 cup 89 g |
3,467 |
date, Medjool |
1/2 cup 89 g |
2,124 |
fig |
1/2 cup 75 g |
2,537 |
prune |
1/2 cup 85 g |
7,291 |
raisin |
1/2 cup 82 g |
2,490 |
Total Antioxidant Capacity of Breads, Cereals, Snacks
Food Item |
Serving Size |
TAC |
Bread |
|
|
Healthy Choice whole grain |
1 slice 28 g |
398 |
Brownberry Oatnut |
1 slice 38 g |
501 |
Brownberry pumpernickel |
1 slice 30 g |
589 |
Chicago Bak. Butternut whl grain
wheat |
1 slice 28 g |
589 |
Breakfast Cereals,
ready-to-eat |
|
|
Total corn flakes |
1 1/2 cup 30 g |
708 |
Life |
3/4 cup 32 g |
485 |
Kelloggs low fat granola
w/raisins |
2/3 cup 60 g |
1,376 |
Quaker oat bran |
1 1/4 cup 57 g |
1,075 |
Post original shredded wheat |
1 cup 49 g |
638 |
Quaker toasted oatmeal squares |
1 cup 56 g |
1,200 |
Quaker toasted oatmeal
|
1 cup 49 g |
1,066 |
Breakfast Cereals, uncooked |
|
|
Quaker oat bran, hot |
1/2 cup 40 g |
992 |
Quaker instant oatmeal |
1 packet 28 g |
646 |
Quaker quick oats 1 min. |
1/2 cup 40 g |
868 |
Quaker oats old fashioned |
1/2 cup 40 g |
683 |
Snacks |
|
|
Pepperidge Farms oatmeal raisin
cookie |
1 cookie 31 g |
619 |
Pop Secret buttered popcorn |
1 cup 9 g |
157 |
Quaker chewy low-fat granola bar |
1 bar 28 g |
469 |
Quaker fruit/oatmeal strawberry
bar |
1 bar 37 g |
726 |
These charts obtained with permission from
http://www.vegparadise.com
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