Rank | Product | Antioxidant content |
---|---|---|
Notes: Antioxidant content in mmol per 100 g. | ||
1 | Walnut, with pellicle | 21.9 |
2 | Pecans, with pellicle | 8.5 |
3 | Sunflower seeds | 6.4 |
4 | Chestnuts, with pellicle | 4.7 |
5 | Buckwheat, whole meal flour | 2.0 |
6 | Peanuts, roasted, with pellicle | 2.0 |
7 | Pistachios | 1.7 |
8 | Buckwheat, white flour | 1.4 |
9 | Millet | 1.3 |
10 | Crisp bread, brown | 1.1 |
11 | Barley, pearl and flour | 1.0 |
12 | Whole wheat bread, toasted | 1.0 |
13 | Beans | 0.8 |
14 | Maize, white flour | 0.6 |
15 | Wheat bread, toasted | 0.6 |
16 | Bread, with fiber/whole meal | 0.5 |
Source:
The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide. Excerpt of the analyses of nuts, legumes and grain products in the Antioxidant Food Table. (Table 3) Carlsen MH, Halvorsen BL, Holte K, Bøhn SK, Dragland S, Sampson L, Willey C, Senoo H, Umezono Y, Sanada C, Barikmo I, Berhe N, Willett WC, Phillips KM, Jacobs DR Jr, Blomhoff R. Nutr J. 2010 Jan 22; 9:3.