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Antioxidant Food Chart - Vegetables


Vegetables play a significant role in most of your daily diet. They are rich in many nutrients like vitamins, folate, potassium and fiber. Vegetables have surplus antioxidant content, hence help detoxify the harmful substances in your body and keep you healthy.

The chart below displays the list of vegetables along with their antioxidant content measured in ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value.

Greater the ORAC value, higher the health benefits. Antioxidant Food Chart compares the antioxidant levels in a comprehensive range of foods available worldwide.

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Food Item ORAC Value
(mol Trolox Equivalent/100 g)
Rank
Agave, cooked (Southwest) 3074 8
Agave, dried (Southwest) 7524 3
Agave, raw (Southwest) 1294 38
Artichokes, (globe or French), raw 6552 4
Artichokes, Ocean Mist, boiled 9416 1
Artichokes, Ocean Mist, Microwaved 9402 2
Arugula (rocket), raw 1904 21
Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained 1644 27
Asparagus, raw 2252 11
Asparagus, white, raw 296 79
Avocados, Hass, raw 1922 20
Beans, pinto, mature seeds, boiled 904 48
Beans, snap, green, raw 799 53
Beet greens, raw 1946 19
Beets, raw 1776 22
Broccoli raab, cooked 1590 28
Broccoli raab, raw 3083 7
Broccoli, boiled 2160 14
Broccoli, frozen, spears, unprepared 496 69
Broccoli, raw 1510 32
Cabbage, black, cooked 1773 23
Cabbage, boiled 856 52
Cabbage, raw 529 68
Cabbage, red, boiled 3145 6
Cabbage, red, raw 2496 9
Cabbage, savoy, boiled 2050 18
Carrots, baby, raw 436 73
Carrots, boiled 326 77
Carrots, raw 697 57
Cauliflower, boiled 739 56
Cauliflower, frozen, unprepared 620 62
Cauliflower, green, cooked 1387 34
Cauliflower, green, raw 136 84
Cauliflower, purple, cooked 2210 12
Cauliflower, purple, raw 2084 17
Cauliflower, raw 870 50
Celery, raw 552 65
Chives, raw 2094 16
Cucumber, peeled, raw 140 83
Cucumber, with peel, raw 232 81
Eggplant, boiled 245 80
Eggplant, raw 932 46
Fennel, bulb, raw 307 78
Garlic, raw 5708 5
Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw 569 64
Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw 1423 33
Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw 1017 43
Lettuce, green leaf, raw 1532 29
Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw 438 72
Lettuce, red leaf, raw 2426 10
Mushroom, oyster, raw 664 61
Mushrooms, brown, Italian, or Crimini, raw 951 45
Mushrooms, maitake, raw 669 60
Mushrooms, portabella, raw 968 44
Mushrooms, shiitake, dried 752 55
Mushrooms, white, raw 691 59
Onions, raw 913 47
Onions, red, raw 1521 30
Onions, sweet, raw 614 63
Onions, white, raw 863 51
Onions, yellow, sauteed 1220 39
Parsley, raw 1301 37
Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, baked 1326 35
Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, raw 1098 41
Potatoes, Russet, flesh and skin, baked 1680 26
Potatoes, russet, flesh and skin, raw 1322 36
Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, baked 1138 40
Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, raw 1058 42
Pumpkin, raw 483 71
Radish seeds, sprouted, raw 2184 13
Radishes, raw 1750 24
Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, unprepared 1687 25
Spinach, raw 1513 31
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 180 82
Squash, winter, butternut, raw 396 75
Sweet potato, baked in skin 2115 15
Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin 766 54
Sweet potato, raw 902 49
Tomato juice, canned 486 70
Tomato products, canned, sauce 694 58
Tomatoes, plum, raw 546 67
Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked 423 74
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 387 76
Vegetable juice cocktail, canned 548 66

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