The most useful superfood due to ORAC scale (ORAC – table of products’ antioxidant activity) are sorghum bran, acai berries, blackberries, blueberries, ginger and pecans.
ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is the measure of the antioxidants’ ability to absorb free radicals. The higher the rate of the ORAC is, the more effective the product is in the fight against cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic diseases of organs and tissues, and so on.
Products with high ORAC rates are capable of slowing down the aging process of both body and brain. Therefore, a diet consisting of foods with high ORAC, can help you to stay healthy, young and beautiful for a long period of time. The foods which have the highest ORAC rates are fruits, vegetables and berries.
Actually, any product rich in vitamins and minerals that are so needed for the body, can be considered as superfood. For example, blueberries can be easily called superfood since they contain vitamins and antioxidants in large quantities.
The same goes for parsley, dill, cilantro, goutweed from your grandmother’s garden can also be considered as superfood. But, you see, it’s not fashionable! Goji berries, chia seeds sound much more fashionable! They grow, usually in remote places of the planet, which greatly increases their prestige and, of course, cost.
So it’s not the health benefits people are chasing with all these superfoods, it’s the prestige. The trendier the product, the more chances that people are going to be buying it.