We all love fruits! We all know that fruits are good for our health! We all believe in the old saying about how good to have an apple a day!
A new study that compared among 25 fruits, using cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay, showed that wild blueburries have the highest CAA of all. Following blueberry are cranberry, apple, red grape...green grape...
So, what's a CAA assay? "The CAA assay is a more biologically relevant method than the popular chemistry antioxidant activity assays because it accounts for some aspects of uptake, metabolism, and location of antioxidant compounds within cells," wrote Wolfe and Liu. [1]
"The CAA assay results present more evidence that antioxidant-rich foods like Wild Blueberries, when eaten as part of a well-balanced diet, have the potential to reduce chronic disease risk and promote healthy aging", according to Wild Blueberries Take Top Spot in New Antioxidant Research Study from MarketWatch.com.
So, get wild with all the fruits you like, especially - wild blueburries!
Reference
[1]Wolfe KL, Liu RH. "Cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay for assessing antioxidants, foods, and dietary supplements." J Agric Food Chem. 2007 55:8896-907.
