Antioxidant content of 3,139 foods 

Dragon's blood sap has the highest known ORAC value of 2,897,110 giving it 6,000 times the antioxidant power of vitamin C, 800 times that of CoQ10, and 550 times that of vitamin E. Just as a comparison, Blueberries have an ORAC of 4,669 and turmeric 127,068. The second highest is Astaxanthin with an ORAC value of 2,822,200.

Amazing work here Dr. Greger

it pisses me of that hospitals here in the uk have such shitty food. I lost both my parents to cancer and the food in the hospital was probably doing more harm than good. The kitchens should be considered as a medical department. Where the hell do they think most of the antibiotics come from in the first place!

Confusing. I thought there would be a list.

Hi, thanks for sharing it, I didn't know half of this list. Recently I found out there's a test that checks the quantity of antioxidants in one's own saliva. It's called Lelolab. What do you think about it?

This guy is just awesome.

Where is the link to this list?

how does chage mushroom or reishi compare Dr. ?

In the beginning" blueberries were the best! Lol love

Wheres the list? I wanted to see the winners!!!

How and where to access this list?

I can't believe you didn't tell us #1!

I wonder if ripeness affects it

eat a variety of whole fruits and veggies daily .

eat plants, not animals. ok. understood. but what was #1 out of the 3,139? am i the only guy who was waiting for it? ... or maybe there's a terrifying reason he's left it out of the vid. maybe it's something really weird or funny or contradicts the first 4 words of this comment. we may never know.

ooookayyy.. but what are the highest plant based sources? And I see no reference link 😔

I've been foraging for years but have rarely found any nutritional information on any of the wild species I consume on a daily basis.... Any idea if this data is being researched by any studies/organizations?

Which one is good at neutralizing oxidants in the endothelium?

I wonder, do animals make their own antioxidants or do they just get them from plants (directly or indirectly(carnivores))?

Amla

So what was the the #1 food?

Amla fuckingg destroyed everything else on this list. The food of the gods?

paleo/keto ppl- where do you get your antioxidants? oh my

Hello Dr.Greger, Hello healthy people, Is it possible to take to much antioxidants?? Do i have to limit or can i eat several gramms of amla for example?? Does anybody know more?

Humans are Omnivores, it's not a question of whether we should be only eating meat or only eating plants, because plants don't have rich source of proteins with all the essential animo-acids that our bodies cannot produce, and neither the meats don't have sufficient antioxidants which are necessary to keep us from aging and developing chronic diseases and cognitive impairments. Both meat and plants are essential, not to mention the special groups of vitamins and minerals that are pretty much mutually exclusive in between meats and plants, like that one study from the National Institute of Heath that concluded: "Previous reviews have indicated that vegetarians and vegans may risk vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, zinc and calcium deficiency as these micronutrients can mostly be found in animal foods or have a lower bioavailability in plant foods."

Please subtitles in Spanish

Say baobab three times to cure your depression.

2:40 more like 4 times as much. Technically, 0.43 goes into 1.43 about 3.79 times. Also gold kiwis have thinner skin and hardly any hair, making them very pleasant to eat whole (like an apple, skin and all). Way more vitamin C too!

What is that purple thing next to cinnamon in the picture at 00:46 seconds

I wanna see the whole chart! Where is it? Anyone?

The study's results were evidently skewed since there was a gross disparity between the mean and the median, which is suggestive of an outlier in the plant foods skewing right. This is also very evident when you look at the max for the plant based foods.

Just downloaded this study in its entirety. THEY DIDN'T TEST ACAÍ BERRIES!!! Honestly, I'm speechless. They tested Bud Light, Gooseberry Syrup, and Snickers, and leaves from an African Boab tree, but not Acaí. Biggest science fail of all time.

"Sangre de Grado (Dragon's Blood) from Peru has the highest antioxidant content of all the products in the database." Where do I get this :-)

If we were more compassionate we'd put meat-eaters into rehab ;-P

and yet the list doesn't include what the two most anti-oxidant-rich sources are which is BMC 95 Curcumin at 1,500,000 and Grape Seed Oil VX1 at 2,100,000 on the ORAC scale

Dragons blood no 1

Dragons blood.....chaga mushrooms

and whats the top 20?.......

@DevilChao5 Go on thinking all meat is bad for you. It's your life. Also, I don't recall saying that there's no protein, iron, or amino acids in vegetables. I recall implying that there is far more of each in meat. You are extremely sensitive and defensive. I was not talking about you when I spoke of man's frequent desire and attempts at creating his own salvation, physical or otherwise.

Please do this list over from Best to Worst, .....not alphabically which is useless for common folks thanks

Triphala baby

@DevilChao5 Go on thinking all meat is bad for you. It is your life after all. There's much scientific debate over whether you are right or wrong, same with my stances. Also, I don't recall saying that there's no protein, iron, or amino acids in vegetables. I recall implying that there is more of each in meat. You are extremely sensitive and defensive. I was not talking about you when I spoke of man's frequent desire and attempts at creating his own salvation, physical or otherwise.

Getting lost on the chart, what is SEM and some others(will just look it up)? You think they make up these numbers to adjust the market for new foods or drinks? lol@beer being #5 in the USA. We are not surprised. Kind of like how most americans skip fiber and goto coffee, I had fiber at work, no one knew what it was, kept asking me, except one guy.

@DevilChao5 Have you actually researched things yourself? Or have you only followed the "research" of others and decided that because a person said all meat is bad, they must be right? That seems to be what most science is these days, and that is why medicine development is starting to slow down. You are so trusting of other people. If you think B12 is all you miss out on, you had better keep "researching." Protein, iron, amino acids, as well as other things are needed from meat.

Cacao.

WHAT SAY YOU MEAT EATERS!?

lol! you cannot live of antioxidants alone...or what...

Devout Christians study the Bible. Devout vegans study nutritionfacts.org.

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Can you still eat meat in a plant-based diet?

The question remains ..where is the evidence that antioxidants are so important ?

@mobilediesel All the foods made for us by God to actually be eaten have lots of good things in them. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables with some healthy meats such as chicken is a good way to go. Obviously there are different reasons to eat "animal based foods" compared to greens, though. You will miss out on several things by just eating plants. The really unfortunate thing is how hard it is to obtain food that isn't altered or corrupted in some form when you go to the supermarket. :\

No use arguing dude. Science = Facts, Religion = Blind faith

Misleading title, not good Dr. Greger...

@DevilChao5 And on the note of God, I would much rather believe what God says than an imperfect man who thinks he himself is a god. When people get over their own pride, things will be a lot better off. Do your own research. :)

Meat is deadly

@AmyLeesPetWookiee well im 14 so your pretty close. O, and there is no god

Plant-based diet doesn't mean that you eat only veggies, but that your diet is based on veggies (90% of it), while you still can eat meat, dairy, eggs and fish...just stay away from processed food (sugar, junk food, etc.) :)

Amla

@AmyLeesPetWookiee well im 14 so your pretty close. O, and there is no god