I’ve written before about the outstanding ORAC value that the Maqui Berry achieves. As a quick reminder, the ORAC value is a measurement of a foods antioxidant strength. In short, antioxidants reduce the number of free radicals in the body. Free radicals are the cause of tissue breakdown, which causes everything from organ failure to wrinkled skin.
There are a few ways the antioxidant capacity of a food can be measured. There are 3 ways other than ORAC score to get an idea of the Maqui Berry benefits:
- DPPH - Free radical scavenging properties by the diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical
- FRAP - Ferric reducing antioxidant power
- TRAP - Total Radical Trappic Potential
- TEAC - Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity
The Journal of Agriculture & Food Chemistry recently released the results of tests which compared various foods against these antioxidant measurement techniques. These are the results:
Maqui Berry Antioxidant Chart
Before the medical community can endorse any type of natural food whole-heartedly they will have to do years of due diligence. So far, however, the Maqui Berry is definitely grabbing the attention of the medical and nutritional communities alike.