Antioxidant sources

Several years ago, researchers analyzed the consumption patterns of 100 different food items. They found that coffee is the number one source of dietary antioxidants in the American diet. That doesn't mean coffee contains the most antioxidants of all foods and drinks. It means that because Americans drink so MUCH coffee, it ends up providing more antioxidants overall than any other food.

Here are the study's top ten sources of antioxidants in the American diet – because we consume large quantities of these foods and drinks:
1. coffee
2. black tea
3. bananas
4. dried beans
5. corn
6. red wine
7. beer (lager style)
8. apples
9. tomatoes
10. potatoes

The truth is there are many fruits and vegetables that have more antioxidants per serving than some of these foods. Instead of corn and potatoes or apples and bananas, try a new fruit or veggie this week!