Table of antioxidant content of natural foods

Started by Adrien Godet, June 11, 2012 · 0 Replies · 2,285 Views

Adrien Godet

It may be useful to some of you for food selection.

Table compiled from this systematic review: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/132/3/461.long

As a reminder, oxidative stress (what antioxidant are preventing) is implicated in most "modern" disease: Cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Atherosclerosis, Diabetes, Heart failure, Myocardial infarction, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, Erectile dysfunction and many more....

Food name [Food type] Amount of antioxidant in mmol/100g

Dog rose [berries] 39.46

Walnut [Nuts and seeds] 20.97

Pomegranate [Fruits] 11.33

Crowberry [berries] 9.17

Blueberry/ bilberry, wild [berries] 8.23

Blackcurrant [berries] 7.35

Strawberry, wild [berries] 6.88

Blackberry, wild [berries] 6.13

Sour cherry [berries] 5.53

Sunflower seed [Nuts and seeds] 5.39

Blackberry, cultivated [berries] 5.07

Cowberry/ cranberry [berries] 5.03

Elderberry [berries] 4.31

Raspberry, wild [berries] 3.97

Ginger [Roots and tubers] 3.76

Blueberry, cultivated [berries] 3.64

Apricot, dried [Dried fruits] 3.24

Raspberry [berries] 3.06

Cloudberry [berries] 2.83

Prune [Dried fruits] 2.6

Chilipepper [Vegetables] 2.46

Rowanberry [berries] 2.42

Kale/curly kale [Vegetables] 2.34

Strawberry, cultivated [berries] 2.17

Buck wheat, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 1.99

Red beet [Roots and tubers] 1.98

Red cabbage [Vegetables] 1.88

Broad bean/ fava bean [Pulses] 1.86

Orange/yellow pepper [Vegetables] 1.85

Redcurrant [berries] 1.78

Parsley [Vegetables] 1.7

Artichoke, leaves [Vegetables] 1.67

Red/green pepper [Vegetables] 1.64

Grape [Fruits] 1.45

Gooseberries [berries] 1.45

Buck wheat, white flour [Cereals] 1.23

Sesame seed [Nuts and seeds] 1.21

Brussels sprout [Vegetables] 1.14

Orange [Fruits] 1.14

Pinto bean/ black bean [Pulses] 1.14

Barley, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 1.09

Ground nut/ peanut [Pulses] 1.08

Plum [Fruits] 1.06

Pineapple [Fruits] 1.04

Lemon [Fruits] 1.02

Date [Fruits] 1.02

Sweet cherry [berries] 1.02

Spinach [Vegetables] 0.98

Kiwi fruit [Fruits] 0.91

Clementine [Fruits] 0.9

Asparagus [Vegetables] 0.85

Grapefruit [Fruits] 0.83

Common millet, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 0.82

Soya beans [Pulses] 0.82

Blue potato [Roots and tubers] 0.8

Celery [Vegetables] 0.8

Raisins [Dried fruits] 0.8

Fig, dried [Dried fruits] 0.76

Lime [Fruits] 0.73

Fig [Fruits] 0.73

Artichokes, heart [Vegetables] 0.69

Onion [Vegetables] 0.67

Black-eyed pea/ bean [Pulses] 0.65

Papaya [Fruits] 0.62

Maize, white flour [Cereals] 0.6

Oats, rough oatmeal [Cereals] 0.59

Barley, white flour [Cereals] 0.58

Broccoli [Vegetables] 0.58

Apricot [Fruits] 0.52

Lentils [Pulses] 0.49

Hazelnut [Nuts and seeds] 0.49

Rye, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 0.47

Leek [Vegetables] 0.47

Kaki/sharon [Fruits] 0.43

Okra [Vegetables] 0.41

Avocado [Vegetables] 0.41

Savoy cabbage [Vegetables] 0.41

Swede/rutabaga [Roots and tubers] 0.4

Radish [Vegetables] 0.4

Kidney beans [Pulses] 0.38

Mango [Fruits] 0.35

Mung bean [Pulses] 0.35

Lettuce [Vegetables] 0.34

Wheat, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 0.33

Oats, white flour [Cereals] 0.32

Bulgur wheat, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 0.31

Tomato [Vegetables] 0.31

Sorghum, wholemeal flour [Cereals] 0.3

Almond [Nuts and seeds] 0.3

Turnip [Roots and tubers] 0.29

Apple [Fruits] 0.29

Common millet, white flour [Cereals] 0.25

Sweet potato/batat [Roots and tubers] 0.24

Garlic, dried [Vegetables] 0.24

Rye, white flour [Cereals] 0.23

Cauliflower [Vegetables] 0.23

Chickpeas [Pulses] 0.23

Cashew nut [Nuts and seeds] 0.23

Yam [Roots and tubers] 0.22

Garlic [Vegetables] 0.21

Banana [Fruits] 0.2

Maize [Vegetables] 0.19

Pear [Fruits] 0.18

Cassava, manioc, yuka [Roots and tubers] 0.17

Rice, grains [Cereals] 0.17

Aubergines/ eggplant [Vegetables] 0.17

Plantain [Fruits] 0.17

Horned melon [Fruits] 0.16

Cantaloupe melon [Fruits] 0.15

Wheat, white flour [Cereals] 0.13

Garden pea [Pulses] 0.12

Endive [Vegetables] 0.1

Potato [Roots and tubers] 0.09

Parsnip [Roots and tubers] 0.09

Cabbage [Vegetables] 0.09

Squash [Vegetables] 0.08

Fennel [Vegetables] 0.07

Durum wheat, white flour [Cereals] 0.05

Cucumber [Vegetables] 0.05

Carrot [Roots and tubers] 0.04

Rice, white flour [Cereals] 0.04

Watermelon [Fruits] 0.04

Zucchini/ courgettes [Vegetables] 0.02