According to the U.S.D.A. the following food items – from highest to lowest – have the greatest concentration of antioxidants:

1. Small red beans (dried)
2. Wild blueberries
3. Red kidney beans
4. Pinto beans
5. Blueberries (cultivated)
6. Cranberries
7. Artichokes (cooked)
8. Blackberries
9. Prunes
10. Raspberries
11. Strawberries
12. Red Delicious apples
13. Granny Smith apples
14. Pecans
15. Sweet cherries
16. Black plums
17. Russet potatoes (cooked)
18. Black beans (dried)
19. Plums
20. Gala apples

Better start adding more of these to your recipe ingredients!

I remember reading on a bag of dried blueberries that they had extremely high levels on anti-oxidents. I think the manufacturer claimed they had the highest level of any food, but that coold be by weight.

I didn't realize that beans were loaded with anti-oxidents. I try to eat them often too.

My guideline had always been bright and deep colored foods like tomatoes, brocolli, and carrots.

Thanks for the list tinker!

I love eating blueberries b/c not only are they high in antioxidants, they're also low in pesticides . So you get a double whammy of health from them!

And don't forget to drink Pomegranite Juice! It's pricy but very good and very good for you too!

So it's the anti-oxidents in pomegranite juice that has made it a product I see everywhere these days? I never took the time to look at the container and see what the health benefits were.

I love to eat pomegranites when they are available in season. I didn't know that they were so health. Makes a mess too. A good outdoor food.:cool: