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by Gloria Gamat on October 10, 2008
Cornell University researchers have tested 25 fruits of its cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) and found that wild blueberries have greater antioxidant content than common fruits such as apples, bananas, red grapes and strawberries. Even superfruits such as noni, acai and goji did not measure up to wild blueberries.
Findings are published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
In addition to CAA, the researchers also measured total phenolic content, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values. These are more typical 'in-the-fruit' readings but the researchers wanted to test the levels of antioxidants in fruits in a more biologically representative manner, hence their application of the CAA method which measures antioxidant activity 'in-the-cell'.
Findings are published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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Response from:
John
(10/11/08 5:03pm)
I don't believe the study looked at superfoods (noni, acai and goji) at all. So it is wrong for you to say they didn't measure up to wild blueberries.
Response from:
Ajlouny
(10/13/08 11:04am)
As a child my mother used to tell me that berries of all variety were extremely healthy that were vitamin rich.
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