ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity)

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ORAC denotes the capacity of antioxidants in our food to absorb oxygen radicals.

The process of oxidation in the human body produces unstable chemicals called free radicals, which damage cell membranes and other structures. They could be responsible for various diseases from cancer to Alzheimer to obesity to anxiety to aging.

Read more at : Antioxidants Better Health Channel.pdf.

They absorb these free radicals produced in the human body, saving us from their bad effect. Besides, their presence in our food or drinks saves them from getting spoiled soon.

Through food and drinks. Spices and herbs have the highest ORAC value. Our curry sauces carry top 4 antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables are the sources for good ORAC value. Meat items have almost negligible ORAC values.

Read more from: Antioxidants W Indian Gooseberry_Amla.pdf 

From USDA recommendation to guidance in various medical journals, anything from 3000 to 5000 ORAC units is good enough for daily consumption. Excess ORAC units may get secreted through our bodily fluids and won’t harm us. Super Drinks aims to provide a minimum of 3500 ORAC units daily through a shot or a single drink.

Read more from kencko blog _ All about ORAC values in fruits & veggies.pdf .

Amla has the second highest ORAC value after Clove. Additionally, Amla is considered a superfood in Indian ayurveda, used since time immemorial. 

Please see its benefits here - 12 Health Benefits of Amla.pdf.

It had been so controversial that the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) removed ORAC chart from their website. Some food vendors misrepresented or misused ORAC values of various food items or ingredients from the USDA chart. What we did differently was to use ORAC values from the lab reports, see here - ORAC4TAPSdrinks.pdf.

We got ORAC values for 60 ml (~gms) solutions in the range of 2700 to 14000. And we are guaranteeing a minimum value of 3500 only for our beverages, please visit us - www.Superdrinks.ca.

The benefits of antioxidants have been tested mostly in vitro (test tubes) or on animals, not in vivo (on humans) or by clinical trials. Recently one such study for flavonoids has been done for 120K persons,

see here - flavonoidsAsantioxidants.pdf.

And with coffee drinking, see here - CoffeeVsAntioxidants_Invivo.pdf.

But the efficacy of antioxidants or their usage has never been in doubt. Our founder Priya R Dass achieved TAPS (Turmeric Assistant Pressure Sterilization), the first ‘high pressure sterilization’ in the world, through Turmeric, among top 5 antioxidants. Please visit  www.DisruptiveEating.com to know more about TAPS.

Some links below highlight ongoing research about antioxidants:

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition article, Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:95–135. Printed in USA. © 2006; Content of redox-active compounds (ie, antioxidants) in foods consumed in the United States, from  Antioxidants4TAPS. 2006 Jul.pdf

Obesity vs antioxidants, Healthcare 2024, 12,416, from

AntioxidantsVsObesity_healthcare-12-00416.pdf

Oxidative stress and anxiety, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2:2, 63-67; April/May/June 2009; ©2009 Landes Bioscience, From  AnxietyVsOxygenRadicals.pdf