What the ORAC score means

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ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It measures the amount of antioxidants in a food source. No single food source comes close to the acai berry, which has an ORAC score of 5,500 per 100 grams.


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>ORAC stands for Oxygen
Radical Absorbance
Capacity
>ORAC measures the
amount of antioxidants in
a food source

>The more antioxidants in
a plant species, the
higher the ORAC score
>The higher the ORAC
score, the more you are
protected from harmful
effects of oxygen radicals

>Foods with a high ORAC
score can raise the
antioxidant levels in the
blood by up to 25%
>Doctors recommend that
we consume foods with a
total ORAC score of
1,750 per day

>8 to 10 servings of
brightly colored fruits
and dark green
vegetables can give you
an ORAC score of 5,000

>Blueberries, raspberries,
grapes, broccoli, garlic,
oregano and tomatoes
rate high on the ORAC
scale

>No single food source
comes close to the ORAC
score of the acai berry
from Brazil
>Freeze-dried acai has an
amazing ORAC score of
5,500 per 100 grams

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