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Foods with antioxidant properties


Antioxidants are essential for the health of the body. They delay aging, improve health, and strengthen defenses by counteracting the negative effects of free radicals. A good source of antioxidant substances is food that contains them naturally.

ARONIA

It is a bush from the Rosaceae family whose fruits, which are small black berries, stand out for having a greater amount of total phenolic compounds than any other berry (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc.). They help eliminate free radicals and stimulate the formation of antioxidant enzymes. Aronia fruits also stand out for their cardioprotective action.

POMEGRANATE

The pulpy, globulous fruit of the pomegranate tree, which is characterized by its red color and its acid taste, stands out for its content in punicalagins that have the ability to capture free radicals. Moreover, pomegranate has immune-modulating and antiviral properties.

TURMERIC

This root, widely used in cooking as the main ingredient in curry, is important for its content of curcuminoids. Curcuminoids are the pigments that give the plant its golden orange color and are responsible for most of its benefits. Turmeric stands out for its properties to neutralize free radicals and for its anti-inflammatory action.

BROCCOLI

This cruciferous stands out for its high content of vitamins, minerals and trace elements. It is a natural source of chlorophyll, but it is special since it is one of the foods with the highest content of sulforaphane, an antioxidant that, unlike others such as vitamin C or beta-carotene that work directly neutralizing free radicals, activates hepatic detox enzymes, hence its effect is more lasting.

GREEN TEA

It has been proven by several studies that green tea has antioxidant properties because of its content of polyphenols, catechins and bioflavonoids. Having a cup of green tea infusion every day is quite a healthy option.

BLACK GRAPES

The peel and seeds of this fruit stand out for their content of tannins, anthocyanidins, flavonoids and resveratrol, which have great antioxidant properties. Resveratrol is also an activator of sirtuins, which are a group of proteins that regulate aging.

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