Here's a USDA ORAC chart. ORAC is a fancy word for how many antioxidants a food has. The higher the number, the better that food is for your health. Unsweetened cococa is the top one. Cocoa also helps you go longer without feeling hungry because of its huge nitric oxide affect. (See also cocoa's opiate effect below.)
Per 100 grams (= 7 tbsp)
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Cocoa powder.............26,000 antioxidants (= 4,000 antioxidants per tbsp)
Acai berry..................18,500 antioxidants…(but high in sugar)
Dark chocolate...........13,120…(high in fats & sugar)
Prunes........................5,770…(high in sugar)
Raisins........................2,830…(high in sugar)
Blueberries..................2,400
Strawberries................1,540
Spinach, raw................1,260
Broccoli florets...............890
Red grapes....................739
Unsweetened cocoa's secret:
Its miraculous ability to activate nitric oxide, which dilates your arteries in *seconds.* This instantly increases the flow of blood, oxygen, and nutrients to every organ in your body. Super-healthy for everyone; a life-saver for people with diabetes and coronary disease. cocoa effects on blood nitric oxide - Google Search Google cocoa nitric oxide in vascular system - Google Search Google Can cocoa prevent disease? Can cocoa prevent disease - Google Search Health benefits of cocoa:
health benefits of cocoa - Google Search Hollenberg (Harvard Medical) & the Kuna Indians: (Study only recently announced)
Hollenberg & the Kuna Indians - Google Search Cocoa natural opiate:
Cocoa natural opiate - Google Search
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