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The Healthiest Legume


Legume ORAC 2010 Table
Rank Product Antioxidant content
Notes:
Antioxidant content in Total ORAC µmol TE/100 g.
Source [1]
1Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw8606
2Beans, black, mature seeds, raw8494
3Beans, pink, mature seeds, raw8320
4Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw8033
5Lentils, raw7282
6Soybeans, mature seeds, raw5409
7Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw4343
8Peanuts, all types, raw3166
9Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw1861
10Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw847
11Peas, yellow, mature seeds, raw741
12Peas, split, mature seeds, raw524

Source:

[1] U.S. Department of Agriculture. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods 2007. May 2010.