The highest antioxidant fruits
Which are the best antioxidant fruits?
The following list shows a list of the most important natural antioxidant foods for health. They are ordered by the highest antioxidant capacity.
As we can see, apart from cinnamon that is in the first place and the high position of some types of beans, the rest of them are mostly fruits, being aronia the richest fruit in antioxidant capacity.
| Food | Portion | Antioxidant capacity |
| Ground cinnamon | 100 g | 267,536 |
| Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa) | 100 g | 16062 |
| Small red beans | ½ cup, dry | 13727 |
| Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) | 1 cup | 13427 |
| Kidney beans | ½ cup, dry | 13259 |
| Pinto beans | ½ cup | 11864 |
| Highbush blueberries (Vaccinium australe) | 1 cup, cultivated | 9019 |
| Cranberries (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) | 1 cup of wild berries | 8983 |
| Artichokes | 1 cup, cooked, center | 7904 |
| Blackberries | 1 cup of wild berries | 7701 |
| Dry prunes | ½ cup | 7291 |
| Raspberries | 1 cup | 6058 |
| Strawberries | 1 cup | 5938 |
| Apples ” Red Delicious” | 1 apple | 5900 |
| Apples ” Granny Smith” | 1 apple | 5381 |
| Pecans (Carya illinoinensis) | 31 gr | 5095 |
| Cherries | 1 cup | 4873 |
| Plums | 1 plum | 4844 |
| Potatoes ” Russet” | 1 cooked potato | 4649 |
| Black beans | ½ cup | 4181 |
| Apples” Gala” | 1 apple | 3903 |
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This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
