Home
Articles
Health
Get Your Flavanoids...
Flavanoids are antioxidants in fruits, vegetables, tea, and wine - plant
nutrients that belong to the polyphenol family. They are GOOD FOR YOU. Flavanoids
are responsible for brilliant blues, purples, and greens, as well as yellows,
oranges, and reds which cannot be attributed to carotenoids (found in carrots).
Carotenoids are fat-soluble, while flavanoids are predominantly water-soluble.
Flavanoids are found in more concentrated forms in red wine, green tea, and
soy products, as well as many common fruits and veggies.
Research links them to reduced risks for cancer, heart disease, and other
age-related degenerative diseases, as well as antioxidant protection of body
fluids such as blood. They also may help prevent stroke, flu, tooth decay,
and other ailments. So to keep us all healthy, here's a list of the foods
that contain the most flavanoids per serving.
|
Top Flavanoid-containing Foods - from highest to lowest |
| Food |
Amount |
Units
|
|
|
|
Food |
Amount |
Units
|
| Small
red beans, dry |
half
cup |
13,727 |
|
|
|
Red
cabbage, cooked |
half
cup |
2,539 |
| Wild
blueberries |
one
cup |
13,427 |
|
|
|
Figs |
half
cup |
2,537 |
| Red
kidney beans, dry |
half
cup |
13,259 |
|
|
|
Raisins |
half
cup |
2,490 |
| Pinto
beans, dry |
half
cup |
11,846 |
|
|
|
Red
potato, cooked |
one |
2,294 |
| Cultivated
blueberries |
one
cup |
9,019 |
|
|
|
Pistachios |
one
ounce |
2,267 |
| Cranberries |
one
cup |
8,983 |
|
|
|
Blackeye
peas |
half
cup |
2,258 |
| Artichoke
hearts |
one
cup |
7,904 |
|
|
|
Medjool
dates |
half
cup |
2,124 |
| BIackberries |
one
cup |
7.701 |
|
|
|
Red grapes |
one
cup |
2,016 |
| Prunes |
half
cup |
7,291 |
|
|
|
Yellow
pepper, raw |
one
|
1,905 |
| Raspberries |
one
cup |
6,058 |
|
|
|
Red
grapefruit |
half |
1,904 |
| Strawberries |
one
cup |
5,938 |
|
|
|
Beets,
raw |
half
cup |
1,886 |
| Red
Delicious apple |
one |
5,900 |
|
|
|
White
potato, cooked |
one |
1,870 |
| Granny
Smith apple |
one |
5,381 |
|
|
|
Orange
pepper |
one |
1,830 |
| Pecans |
one
ounce |
5,095 |
|
|
|
Peach |
one |
1,826 |
| Sweet
cherries |
one
cup |
4,873 |
|
|
|
Green
grapes |
one
cup |
1,789 |
| Black
plum |
one |
4,844 |
|
|
|
Mango |
one
cup sliced |
1,653 |
| Russet
potato, cooked |
one |
4,649 |
|
|
|
Asparagus,
cooked |
half
cup |
1,480 |
| Black
beans, dry |
half
cup |
4,181 |
|
|
|
Apricots |
three |
1,408 |
| Red
plum |
one |
4,118 |
|
|
|
Tangerine |
one |
1,361 |
| Gala
apple |
one |
3,903 |
|
|
|
Yellow
onion, cooked |
half
cup |
1,281 |
| Walnuts |
one
ounce |
3,846 |
|
|
|
Almonds |
one
ounce |
1,265 |
| Golden
Delicious apple |
one |
3,685 |
|
|
|
Pineapple |
one
cup diced |
1,229 |
| Deglet
Noor date |
half
cup |
3,467 |
|
|
|
Red
leaf lettuce |
4
outer leaves |
1,213 |
| Avocado |
one |
3,344 |
|
|
|
Toasted
oatmeal squares |
one
cup |
1,200 |
| Red
Anjou pear |
one |
2,843 |
|
|
|
Sweet
potato, cooked |
one |
1,195 |
| Hazelnuts |
one
cup |
2,739 |
|
|
|
Radishes |
one
cup sliced |
1,107 |
| Broccoli
raab, raw |
1/5
bunch |
2,621 |
|
|
|
Oat
bran cereal |
1
and 1/4 cup |
1,075 |
| Navy
beans, dry |
half
cup |
2,573 |
|
|
|
Red
pepper, raw |
one |
1,072 |
| Orange,
navel |
one |
2,540 |
|
|
|
Eggplant,
raw |
half
cup |
1,031 |
|
Refer a Friend
to Garden Simply!
