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Herbs found in SoCal Cleanse Detox Formula Top the USDA List of Antioxidant Capacities of Foods- Andrew Pasquella
Many of the herbs used in the SoCal Cleanse Detox Formula are among the top 20 including cinnamon, oregano, turmeric, basil, ginger, and thyme. But the values these top 20 have are not just high, they are exponentially higher than other antioxidant rich foods. For example: cinnamon contains 267536 μmol TE/100g while thyme contained – 27426 μmol TE/100g. Compare this to 100% pomegranate juice which contained only 2341 μmol TE/100g, blueberries which contained 6552 μmol TE/100g, blackberries that has 5347 μmol TE/100g, and red delicious apples with the skin which contained only 4275 μmol TE/100g. Just a quick note, if you peel that same apple, you are decreasing it’s antioxidant capacity by half! What are antioxidants? The USDA Database for the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of selected Foods will be used by scientists to help guide ongoing research into how antioxidants may correlate to health benefits.
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The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have published the antioxidant capacities of 277 different foods. Ounce for ounce, many herbs used to flavor our foods and cleanse our bodies have been found to have more antioxidant power than berries, fruits and even vegetables! The study measures antioxidants by the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) method. This is one of the ways you can check the ability of a food to fight against free radicals. The values are expressed in μmol of Trolox Equivalents (TE)/100g.
