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What the heck are Flavanoids?

Flavanoids are antioxidants in fruits, vegetables, tea, and wine - plant nutrients that belong to the polyphenol family. They are GOOD FOR YOU.  Flavanoids are responsible for brilliant blues, purples, and greens, as well as yellows, oranges, and reds which cannot be attributed to carotenoids (found in carrots). Carotenoids are fat-soluble, while flavanoids are predominantly water-soluble.

Flavanoids are found in more concentrated forms in red wine, green tea, and soy products, as well as many common fruits and veggies.

Research links them to reduced risks for cancer, heart disease, and other age-related degenerative diseases, as well as antioxidant protection of body fluids such as blood.  They also may help prevent stroke, flu, tooth decay, and other ailments. So to keep us all healthy, here's a list of the foods that contain the most flavanoids per serving.

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Top Flavanoid-containing Foods - from highest to lowest

FoodAmount

Units

 FoodAmount

Units

Small red beans, dryhalf cup13,727   Red cabbage, cookedhalf cup2,539
Wild blueberriesone cup13,427 Figshalf cup2,537
Red kidney beans, dryhalf cup13,259   Raisinshalf cup2,490
Pinto beans, dryhalf cup11,846 Red potato, cookedone2,294
Cultivated blueberriesone cup9,019   Pistachiosone ounce2,267
Cranberriesone cup8,983 Blackeye peashalf cup2,258
Artichoke heartsone cup7,904   Medjool dateshalf cup2,124
BIackberriesone cup7.701 Red grapesone cup2,016
Pruneshalf cup7,291   Yellow pepper, raw

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1,905
Raspberriesone cup6,058 Red grapefruithalf1,904
Strawberriesone cup5,938   Beets, rawhalf cup1,886
Red Delicious appleone5,900 White potato, cookedone1,870
Granny Smith appleone5,381   Orange pepperone1,830
Pecansone ounce5,095 Peachone1,826
Sweet cherriesone cup4,873   Green grapesone cup1,789
Black plumone4,844 Mangoone cup sliced1,653
Russet potato, cooked one4,649   Asparagus, cookedhalf cup1,480
Black beans, dryhalf cup4,181 Apricotsthree1,408
Red plumone4,118   Tangerine one1,361
Gala appleone3,903 Yellow onion, cookedhalf cup1,281
Walnutsone ounce3,846   Almondsone ounce 1,265
Golden Delicious appleone3,685 Pineapple one cup diced1,229
Deglet Noor datehalf cup3,467   Red leaf lettuce4 outer leaves1,213
Avocadoone3,344 Toasted oatmeal squaresone cup1,200
Red Anjou pearone2,843   Sweet potato, cookedone1,195
Hazelnutsone cup2,739 Radishesone cup sliced1,107
Broccoli raab, raw1/5 bunch2,621   Oat bran cereal1 and 1/4 cup1,075
Navy beans, dryhalf cup2,573 Red pepper, rawone1,072
Orange, navelone2,540   Eggplant, rawhalf cup1,031

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