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10 Best Antioxidant-Rich Fruits

Antioxidants provide around-the-clock defenses against free-radical damage to your arteries. Researchers at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University measured various fruits for their ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity), a fancy way of saying their antioxidant power. Here are the top 10 performers.

See also: 10 Best Antioxidant-Rich Vegetables

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From Reader's Digest

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1. Prunes

Learn more about staying healthy with antioxidants.

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2. Raisins

Recipe to try: Cinnamon Raisin Bread

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3. Blueberries

Recipe to try: Blueberry Popovers

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4. Blackberries

Learn more about the disease-fighting powers of berries.

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5. Strawberries

Recipe to try: Strawberry Salad with Cinnamon Vinaigrette

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6. Raspberries

Recipe to try: Cantaloupe Salad With Raspberry Vinaigrette

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7. Plums

Recipe to try: Ginger Plum Stir-Fry

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8. Oranges

Recipe to try: Orange-Banana Breakfast Smoothie

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9. Red grapes

Recipe to try: Grape and Cabbage Salad

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10. Cherries

Recipe to try: Sweet Cherry French Toast

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Comments :

By Christa, 09/08/2009, 9:11 PM EDT

With all due respect to Pandora's Pantry, would I be able to walk into my supermarket and find camu or maqui? And what is a powergrape? I must come to RD defense and say that although you seem knowledgeable with regard to variety of healthy fruit, at least I know that the fruit on this list is familiar, easy to find and readily available to me.

By Pandora's Pantry, 09/04/2009, 6:30 PM EDT

this list is a joke...what about maqui and what about powergrape, and what about muscadine, and what about mulberry...this list is bogus..what about camu ..the list goes on and on..and..well I don't think the research is well developed...especially for Readers Digest! Shame on You!

By carrolrichards, 04/24/2009, 3:39 AM EDT

Are they all fruits found in America.? Then why do so many people in America have cancer? I am sure there are tropical fruits as well. Could you explore that for us? Thank you

By tohio, 04/23/2009, 10:35 AM EDT

Why didn't you include pomegranates. They are the highest antioxidant fruit that is readily available to the consumer. That omission invalidates the accuracy of this report.