What is ORAC?

What is ORAC?

It stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbent Capacity.

Oxygen Radicals …………… are the free radicals

Absorbent Capacity …………. is a foods ability to absorb the free radicals

The higher the ORAC score… the greater its ability.

How does Chava Vital Chocolate compare to other foods? One square (8 grams) of Chava has an ORAC score of over 37,208.

Lets compare that to well known foods

Blueberries are known for their high antioxidant value.

To get the equivalent ORAC value of one square of Chava you would need 567 grams of blueberries which is about 1.2 pounds

Or 5.3 pounds of raw spinach that’s a wheel barrel of spinach

Or 6.4 pounds of red grapes