Antioxidant Drink

Every glass of fruit juice is an antioxidant drink. Many vegetable drinks are also antioxidant drinks but have a much lower ORAC ranking than fruit juices do. Raw herbs made into teas are also good antioxidant drinks. Teas are antioxidant drinks but are fairly low in ORAC scale. Teas are known for the other nutrients present not antioxidants. Supplements are another easy way to get a high antioxidant drink.

My Favorite 8000 ORAC Antioxidant Energy Drink
Lance Armstrong’s Favorite Antioxidant Drink  Healthy Energy™

ORAC ranking was designed by Cornell University in conjunction with the USDA. This ranking is used to give the oxygen radical absorbance capacity which in short is how powerful is the given fruit, vegetable, spice or herbs ability to kill or heal damaged or diseased cells. It also offers the consumer a comparative chart so they can tell exactly which foods and drinks have the most antioxidant power.

The USDA recommends that each person consume between 3000 and 5000 ORAC units per day.  Juices have a lower ORAC ranking than the comparable raw fruits. Also juice production not only lowers ORAC scores but sometimes eliminates the nutrition from the fruit.

The very best way to get the highest orac score and the highest nutrition levels is to make your own juice from the fruits and vegetables you buy at the super market. Using a blender it can be quick and easy and is highly nutritious.

There are many of the exotic juices offered by companies that have high ORAC rankings. Maqui Superberry – The Highest Antioxidant Superfruit in the World! If you are looking for antioxidant power there is no better than the Maqui Berry.

100% Goji berry juice from asia and the pacific rim is the second most powerful antioxidant fruit. Then follows acai berry from South America and pomegranate fruit. All of these are good nutritious and powerful antioxidants but there is a supply and price difference.  As time passes however many of the health food stores are providing these products. Remember drink only 100% juice. Refrain from trying to drop the price by getting juice mixes. Grape juice is very inexpensive and added to most products which severely lowers antioxidant power.

There are also many antioxidant drink mixes and formulas available. There are drinks like super fruit and berry and the one Lance Armstrong drinks called  FRS® Healthy Energy™ FRS which is an energy drink made from antioxidants. These drinks are normally made from essences or extracts and sometimes produce super nutrition drinks with antioxidants.  See our other post for more information on different kinds of antioxidant drinks.